THE South East Senate Caucus yesterday warned against what it termed
imminent danger and possible attack on the unity of Nigeria if the
Federal Government fails to urgently address the Enugu massacres by the
marauding Fulani herdsmen.
Rising from an emergency meeting in Abuja yesterday, the Senators
not only condemned the attack, which left over 50 persons dead and
scores driven out of their homes, they also called for a summit of South
East and South South State Governors, members of National and State
Houses of Assembly, Socio-Cultural associations, traditional rulers and
major stakeholders immediately.
In a statement by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Abia South after the
meeting, the emergency summit was put in place to review and evaluate
the very scary situation and profer a coordinated response that would
ensure the security of lives and properties of their people. According
to the caucus, the summit became imperative against the background of
the ominous silence and apparent indifference of the presidency over the
killings in Enugu, some areas in Delta state and so many other zones in
recent time even when there was obvious intelligence reports.
The statement read, We can no longer sit and watch while our people
are daily slaughtered like fowls without even attracting the cursory
routine condemnation by the Presidency. We are even more appalled that
despite the alarm raised by the Uzo Uwani Communities of an imminent
attack by the fulani herdsmen and the associated vague assurances by the
Chairman of Fulani community in Enugu that such attack will not happen,
yet the security agencies failed to prevent the attack that happened
two days after the alarm. It is disheartening what is happening and
somebody has to take responsibility. That somebody has to be the
institution of the Presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
=VANGUARD
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