Attakwu-Akagbe herdsmen attack: Another
heartbreak for Nigeria – Ekweremadu
ABUJA - DEPUTY Senate President, Ike
Ekweremadu, has condemned in strong
terms the Thursday dawn attack by
suspected herdsmen on Attakwu, Akagbe
Ugwu community, Enugu State, which left a
Catholic Seminarian dead and four others
injured.
This was even as he commended the
governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi,
and security agencies for their gallantry in
busting the robbery attack on Independence
Layout, Enugu on Wednesday.
Ekweremadu, in a statement, Thursday,
through his Special Adviser on Media, Uche
Anichukwu, said the incessant attacks on
parts of the country by suspected herdsmen
posed a grave threat to the peace, security,
and economy of the country. He called on
the Federal Government to take decisive
steps to put a full stop to the ugly
incidents.
He said: “This is another heartbreak, not
only for Enugu State, but the nation in
general; and whatever evil forces behind
these reprehensible acts certainly do not
wish the country well. It must not be
condoned.
“The primary object of government is the
welfare and security of the citizens. The
Federal Government must take decisive
steps to put a full stop to this wanton
destruction of lives and property; and the
security agencies must do everything
humanly possible to ensure that the
perpetrators of this act of wickedness in
Akagbe-Ugwu do not go unpunished”.
The Deputy President of the Senate
condoled with the affected community and
prayed for the peaceful repose of the dead.
On the thwarted robbery attack on Enugu,
Senator Ekweremadu commended Governor
Ugwuanyi for his demonstration of courage
and concern as the Chief Security Officer of
the State by physically rallying security
forces to the robbery scene to ensure that it
was foiled and the suspects arrested.
“Enugu is a peaceful place, and I salute the
gallantry and efforts of Governor Ugwuanyi
and the security agencies to ensure that it
remains so”, he stressed.
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