Fresh report from Anambra State indicates that no fewer than 19 persons, suspected to be herders, were feared killed by gunmen on Monday morning.
But the Police command has dismissed the figure. According to the police, only nine persons were killed.
The Chairman of Miyetti Allah in the Southeast, Alhaji Gidado Sidikki, who resides in Anambra State, added that 23 cows were also slaughtered
The incident, according to him, occurred around 2am at Modiyam Umaru camp in Awkuzu, Oyi local government area.
Sidikki said the gunmen shot repeatedly, which, according to him, scared students of Chukwuemeka odumegwu Ojukwu University, who ran for fear of being harmed.
Sidikki, who wept profusely, said:” I don’t really know what we’ve done to these people, everyday they continue killing our people and their cows.
“In Ebonyi State, our people have been chased out of the place by the people and the remaining ones are still hanging without hope.
“Since we came to Southeast, we’ve been living in peace with our host communities before the monsters came. Honestly, I’m tired of the whole situation.”
The state Commissioner of Police, Monday Kuryas, has deployed troops to douse tension in the area.
A statement by the Anambra Police spokesman, Ikenga Tochukwu, said investigations had commenced to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.
He said the Command had successfully restored normalcy in the area.
