{"id":83020,"date":"2021-07-02T11:29:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T10:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=83020"},"modified":"2021-07-02T11:29:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T10:29:07","slug":"youths-flee-as-soldiers-invade-enugu-communities-for-sacking-herdsmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/youths-flee-as-soldiers-invade-enugu-communities-for-sacking-herdsmen\/","title":{"rendered":"Youths Flee As Soldiers Invade Enugu Communities For Sacking Herdsmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is tension in Enugu State as men of the Nigerian Army reportedly invaded two communities in the Nkanu East and Nkanu West local government areas of the state.<\/p>\n<p>Pointblanknews.com gathered that the affected communities are\u00a0\u00a0Akpawfu\u00a0and Akpugo.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although the reason for the invasion could not be immediately ascertained, villagers who spoke from their hidings told our correspondent it might not be unconnected with the recent sacking of herdsmen who were terrorising the area.<\/p>\n<p>Some also believed that the invasion could be the directive of the Presidency to security agencies to hunt down Biafran agitators in the South-East region.<\/p>\n<p>Community sources told our correspondent that the soldiers invaded Ekpoffo on Wednesday and whisked away some youths to unknown destinations.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A source said, \u201cSoldiers numbering over 100 stormed Ekpoffo community in Nkanu East around 7.30pm on Wednesday. They moved from place to place, ransacking houses. Before then, they had blocked major roads leading to the community before swooping on the residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how many people were abducted yesterday (Wednesday). They were looking for our youths, but many of them had run away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The source also noted that the soldiers returned on Thursday with policemen and personnel of the Department of State Services and blocked all access roads leading to the community.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another community source told our correspondent that the soldiers also invaded Ndiagu- Akpugo community and razed some houses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey went to the house belonging to a man popularly known as Bebia at Ugwu-agba in Ndiagu-Akpugo. They didn\u2019t see anyone, so the soldiers set the house ablaze.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I am speaking to you, our young men have run away and some members of the community are relocating to the state capital in fear for their lives,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The traditional ruler of Adamagu Akpawfu community, Igwe Christopher Nnamani, who resides in the Enugu metropolis, said he received several phone calls from his subjects informing him of the invasion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am on my way to my palace; come there so I can see who I am speaking with. I won\u2019t like to speak with someone I have not seen on the telephone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Enugu, Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, declined comment when contacted by our correspondent on the incident.<\/p>\n<p>He also did not respond to text messages as of the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n<p>The state Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, when contacted on the telephone also declined comment.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is tension in Enugu State as men of the Nigerian Army reportedly invaded two communities in the Nkanu East and Nkanu West local government areas of the state. 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