Governor of Ebonyi State, Umahi orders Herdsmen to vacate territory or get war

The governor of Ebonyi State has ordered herdsmen in Enyanwu Igwe Igbeagu community of Izzi local government area of the state to vacate the community as to save more life's.


The governor reacted towards the recent attack on farmers by herdsmen on Monday at Enyanwu Igwe Igbeagu Community in the state.

Governor Umahi David said the herdsmen attack can bring war if not carefully checked noting that the people of Izzi are warriors and can retaliate.

The governor made the statement on Tuesday 14th march, 2018 at a meeting he said,

"It is unprovoked killings life is so sacred, you can't kill people as if they are fowls, Izzi people are warriors. I physically held them not to go for retaliation.

"The herdsmen there in Izzi have to leave the place for now until I can calm everybody down. The way we are going, it can provoke national war and it will not help anybody.

"The lives of every Ebonyian is very dear to me. Godforbid I can't withstand where 76 people were killed like in Benue, I can't withstand it.

"Some people may be fighting to die but we fight to live, let's use wisdom and handle the matter. We banned under-aged herders, we banned night grazing in the state.

"We have no grazing routs in Ebonyi which means nobody has the right to carry cattle by route to Ebonyi State and we agreed on that. And we also agreed with the herdsmen that the first offender most be prosecuted.

"We also said that no farmer should go to farm with gun and no herdsman should rear cattle with gun or machete, it is stick. We must abide to these rules".

He said.