The attackers reportedly invaded the community around 4:30 PM on Sunday , using machetes to butcher residents without firing a single shot.
Villagers say an helicopter was seen flying over the area before the attack , raising fears that it may have dropped the attacker.
The Eha-Amufu attack come after a recent wave of brutal killings and violent clashes in rural communities across Isi-Uzo, Uzo-Uwani, and Nkanu East, which have left innocent villagers dead, homes torched, and families in mourning. Yet, Enugu state government had not taken proactive measures to forestall the attacks, a development that had sparked angry reactions in the state and beyond.
Reacting, Ohaneze rebuked Governor Mbah, demanding his government take immediate anddecisive action against the rising wave of killer herdsmen attacks or his resignation from office.
Ohanaeze’s statement signed by its Spokesperson, Dr. Alex Ogbonnia read in parts: “We can no longer fold our arms while our people are slaughtered like animals in their ancestral lands. If Governor Mbah cannot provide security for the people who elected him, let him humbly resign”.
Villagers are crying out. Mothers burying their children. Fathers watching helplessly as farmlands are destroyed by AK-47-wielding herders. The silence from the state government is deafening, and Ohanaeze says enough is enough.
“Governor Mbah promised security and economic revival, but what we have today is fear, bloodshed, and displacement,” Ogbonnia added.
With Enugu residents now living in fear, and those in flashpoint rural communities reportedly fleeing for safety, stakeholders are begging the state and federal government to take decisive action to end the reign of terror.
“Igbo land is not a grazing field. We cannot be refugees in our fatherland,” one grieving elder from Uzo-Uwani lamented.
