Ugwuanyi appoints ex-General to tackle herdsmen
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu
The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi
Ugwuanyi, on Tuesday moved to address the menace posed by herdsmen in
the state by setting up a Security Committee.
Over 20 persons died when herdsmen invaded Ukpabi Nimbo, an Enugu community, on April 25.
A Catholic seminarian and a housewife died in an attack by herdsmen in Attakwu, another community in the state, on August 25.
A statement released on Tuesday evening
by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity,
Mr. Louis Amoke, said the Security Committee would be headed by
Brigadier-General Fred Eze (retd.).
The committee also comprises members of
the Enugu State Executive Council, members of the Enugu State House of
Assembly, representatives of the security agencies and local government
councils chairmen.
Also in the committee are
representatives of the Fulan, Shuwa Arab and Hausa communities in Enugu
State, representatives of cattle market traders, traditional rulers,
leaders of towns’ unions, representatives of Neighbourhood Watch
Associations, representatives of the Christian Association of Nigeria,
Enugu State chapter, and Students Union leaders in the state.
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