An Igbo pressure group, Voice
from the East, VEAST, has given the Fulani herdsmen in the South-East, as well
as Anioma, in Delta State, and Ikwere in Rivers State, up till August 31, 2018
to leave.
The group wants the cattle
rearers to vacate their land and forests.
The group embarked on a peaceful
protest Tuesday in Enugu, warning that should the armed herdsmen fail to leave
after the ultimatum, they would mobilise and comb forests and lands to send
them packing.
They said that they may even
resort to killing the herdsmen should they become adamant and refuse to leave.
They said that the quit notice
was a result of the Federal Government’s inaction or tacit support for the
herdsmen menace.
Convener of the group, Comrade
Kindness Jonah, told newsmen after their demonstration that government’s
inability to check the killings necessitated the issuance of the quit notice.
“We carried out the demonstration
for the sole purpose of giving quit notice to Fulani herdsmen in Igboland, the
five South Eastern states as well as Anioma and Ikwerre land.
“The aberrant killings by Fulani
herdsmen purposely unchecked by Federal Government and military instigated this
quit notice.
“At Ezi Nze in UDI Local
Government Area of Enugu State, Fulani herdsmen kidnapped several young men,
demanding N2 million compensation for purported killing of undisclosed number
of cows, out of which N6000,000.00 has been paid.
“VEAST sees this as an affront of
the highest order which can no longer be tolerated in Igboland.
”After 31st August, 2018, since
nobody holds the monopoly of violence and for the mere fact that the Nigerian
military and police are working secretly, openly with the herdsmen, VEAST will
galvanise young men from all Igboland to enter Igbo forests to kill and butcher
any Fulani herdsmen,” he said.
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