herdsmen by chance.
The victim, Patrick Nnabuchi, a native of Eha Amufu, Enugu state,
residing in Awka, said he working in the school’s premesis when he was
allegedly attacked by the herders.
Nnabuchi who narrated his ordeal in Awka on Monday said he was attacked
for challenging the herdsmen against their cattle’s grazing on the
vegetable farm in the school.
According to him, he was taken unawares by the herdsmen who attacked him
from behind with a matchet attatched to a stick.
“I was engaged by the school management to carry out some construction
work .
“When I saw the cows grazing on the vegetables farm, I asked them to
stop their caws from destroying the vegetables farm.
“It was not long I walked away when one of them ran after me and hit me
on the head from behind.”he said
Nnabuchi also said he was unable to run after his attackers because he
was unconscious for a while, noting that they disappeared before some
people could came for his help.
“Before a security man in the school and one other person rushed to the
scene, the attackers had jumped into the erosion site within the area,”
he added.
He disclosed that he was later rushed to a nearby hospital where he
spent three days receiving medical attention.
Patrick Nnabuchi landlord, chief Awama Ibe called for the enforcement of
the eastern Nigeria anti animal roaming laws which forbid caws, goats
and others from loitering the street.
He said the Fulani herders and their cows roaming the streets freely in
Igbo land was becoming a serious threat to the zone.
” I know about Law of eastern Nigeria against roaming of livestock.
Before the civil war,if your goat is caught outside your compound,you
will be arrested and you pay fine.
I am calling on eastern governors to reinforce the law, so that people
will be save in the region”he said