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    Enugu Communities, Miyetti Allah Set Up Joint Task Force To Tackle Insecurity

    Alexandra Dominic-ChukwuBy Alexandra Dominic-ChukwuAugust 21, 2022Updated:August 22, 2022No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Eha-Amufu communities in Isiuzo Local Government Area of Enugu State and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria have set up a joint task force to provide security in the area.

    This is part of efforts to stop the continuous killings and destruction of property by killer herdsmen in the state.

    Communities in Eha-Amufu such as Mgbuji and Agu-Amede Autonomous Communities have witnessed ferocious attacks ranging from kidnapping, killing and burning of property by suspected killer herdsmen.

    The recent incidents were the kidnapping of 15 farmers in Mgbuji and the killing of two others, with the kidnapping of three others in Agu-Amede Autonomous Communities in July.

    No fewer than 20 farm settlements in the two communities were also sacked and properties burnt.

    Addressing journalists after a close door meeting at the Government House on Saturday, the Chairman, Eha-Amufu and Fulani Communities Peace and Reconciliation Committee, Mr Tony Edeh, said the two sides had agreed to set up a joint taskforce tackle the incessant attacks.

    Edeh said the groups agreed to set aside their differences and continue to live together in peace.

    According to him, a committee with members from both sides was inaugurated and mandated to reconcile the two groups and work out a sustainable solution to the spate of insecurity in the area.

    The committee chairman said the groups had been able to find a lasting solution to the problems.

    “We have agreed on a number of things on how to move forward and make sure that the conflict is resolved. It is better to follow peace and we have all agreed that we will continue with peace.

    “In no distant time, we will start the implementation of those necessary steps in order to continue to live together peacefully,” Edeh said.

    Also, the Anglican Bishop of Eha-Amufu Diocese, Bishop Daniel Odinga, described the peace and reconciliation deal as a good one.

    Odinga said that it was good that both parties involved in the conflict met to resolve the issues.

    Furthermore, a representative of the Fulani community and South-East Zonal Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, commended the process.

    “Our people were being suspected as the perpetrators of the series of kidnap and attack in the area. We in turn were suspecting members of the host community as being responsible.

    “So we decided to come together to find out what is actually happening in that area so that we can agree on how to police the community and live together in peace,” he said.

    Enugu Communities Miyetti Allah Task Force
    Alexandra Dominic-Chukwu

    Alexandra Dominic-Chukwu is based in the eastern region of Nigeria. She covers politics, news writing, feature stories, among others. She has multitasking skills and can easily adapt to any working condition. She enjoys reading and writing.

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