‘Herdsmen are always raping our women, thereby causing divorce’ – Enugu town

The Eke Town Union in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State has condemned the increasing rate of divorce in the town due to alleged rape by suspected herdsmen.

The issue was brought up by the town union’s President-General, Anthony Enu, when he testified in the commission of inquiry into the killing of people in Nimbo community on Monday.

“The herdsmen are consistently raping our women and daughters infecting them with serious diseases thereby causing indirect divorce in our communities,” he said.

“If my wife is messed up by the herdsmen, why should I take her in again? This will mean that what is holding her will hold me.”

Enu also recounted how Iloafonsi Ofokansi, Aniago Egbo and Josephat Maduweke- three residents of Ogui village, were killed by suspected herdsmen in 2002.

He said, “Mr. Isreal Eneje was working on his farm with his daughter when the cattle breeders took their animals to his farm. He protested and told them to go away and they ended up killing him.

“They have killed many of our people in the past and in each case we report to the police station at 9th Mile.

“The herdsmen are now assuming to be landlords and have been harassing our people. They should leave our communities in peace.”

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  1. idiats and you are not ashamed to say it. Did nature tie una hands to fight back?

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