Gideon Arinze in Enugu

The people of Eha-Amufu, a border town in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State have denied reports making the rounds that there were mass killings and arson in the community.

The indigenes and community leaders addressed newsmen who visited the area on a fact-finding mission following recent viral videos of protest and counter-protest by groups of women over alleged recent mass killings and widespread arson in Eha-Amufu communities.

Speaking to newsmeb during the visit, President-General of Mgbuji Eha-Amufu, Donatus Odoh said that the community has witnessed past mass attacks on the communities of Eha-Amufu by suspected herders before the coming of the Peter Mbah Administration.

“So, on the issue of the protest being done last week or so, on the basis of the supposed killing of 100 or 200 persons in Eha-Amufu recently as i saw in one video being circulated, none of that happened. I do not know where people are getting their information from.

Speaking further, he said “Nothing happened here in Mgbuji, Eha-Amufu two weeks ago. But there was an incident that occurred in another autonomous community in February. There was one Igwurube Ndubuisi Donatus that was killed, but I cannot give details of what happened to him because I was not there. The way you heard it was the same way I got the information,”.

Also speaking, the Council Chairman of Obeagu admitted the existence of security challenges but also refuted the story of any recent killings in Eha-Amufu communities.

He noted that the Mbah Administration had since coming into office in 2023, continued to put in place both security and infrastructural measures that had ensured that what happened in 2022 did not repeat itself.

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