Youths of Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State have staged a peaceful protest against the continued killings of their people and raping of their daughters by suspected Fulani herdsmen.<\/p>\n
The youths drawn from communities including: Umueze Anam, Umuoba Anam, Mmiata, Iyiora, Ezi Anam, Umuikwu, Umudora, Oroma-Etiti Anam and Umueme Anam, were joined by those from Igala speaking area like; Nzam, Innoma, Odekpe and Allah.<\/p>\n
The protesters gathered at the Umueze Anam Bridge, the only link road between Anam and Igala communities with the rest of the communities in Anambra State to register their grievances over the barbaric killings by the armed killer herdsmen.<\/p>\n
Displaying placards with various inscriptions as, \u201cSilent killings of our people by Fulani herdsmen in the farms and our villages are still going on\u201d, \u201cWe are running out of patience with the violent activities of Fulani herdsmen in Anambra West\u201d, \u201cFarmers herders clash is a name to play down the heinous killings by guns wielding herdsmen\u201d, \u201cPushing us to the walls will bring mayhem, enough of the killings of our people\u201d, \u201cDo not push us to the walls to resort to retaliation\u201d.<\/p>\n
Other inscriptions on their placards read, \u201cPolice and Army security are only protecting herdsmen, while they are killing our people\u201d, \u201cWe demand a halt to Fulani herdsmen killing of people in Anambra West\u201d, \u201cNo farmer has any problem with herdsmen, we wonder why they are killing our people\u201d, \u201cThere is no security of lives in Anambra West\u201d, \u201cSilent killing of our people by herdsmen is real\u201d \u201cGovernor Obiano we want a stop to herdsmen killings in Anambra West\u201d.<\/p>\n
The youths, who numbered over 150 held their protest in different groups and locations at the Umueze Anam Bridge, chanting anti-violent killings songs, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Willie Obiano to intervene to stop further killings in the area.<\/p>\n
Youths of Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State have staged a peaceful protest against the continued killings of their people and raping of their daughters by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The youths drawn from communities including: Umueze Anam, Umuoba Anam, Mmiata, Iyiora, Ezi Anam, Umuikwu, Umudora, Oroma-Etiti Anam and Umueme Anam, were joined by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":8922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[35,246,136,260],"class_list":["post-8920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-anambra","tag-community","tag-death","tag-protest"],"yoast_head":"\n