South East To IGP: We Want Ogbunigwe Security Outfit, Declaration Of Herdsmen As Terrorists

The Southeast region, on Wednesday, demanded the establishment of Ogbunigwe security outfit, just as they want federal Government to declare herdsmen as terrorists.

Present at the summit were Governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, David Umahi, Winnie Obiano and Okezie Ikpeazu of Enugu, Ebonyi, Anambra and Abia, respectively.

President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Nnia Nwodo and the Anglican Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, Most Rev. Dr Emmanuel Chukwuma took the event by storm, lamenting the level of neglect and injustice the zone was suffering.

Nwodo said any community policing that was not under the command and control of elected leaders was dead on arrival.

On his part, Archbishop Chukwuma, who spoke on behalf of religious leaders said the people of Southeast would no longer condone activities of marauding Fulani herdsmen.

“we have had enough of killings and kidnappings; our people can no longer go to farm. The killer Fulani herdsmen should be declared terrorists now, the Federal Government should stop pampering them.