Not fewer than five people have been reportedly killed in the fresh attack unleashed by herdsmen in one of the Enugu communities on Sunday evening.
Reports has it that the herdsmen stormed Nimbo village, a community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria.
It was gathered that the herdsmen took the community unaware and shot sporadically, killing numerous people which number is yet to be ascertained as at the time of reporting.
Although a sketchy report from one of the community members has it that about five people were killed while several others sustained various degree of injuries.
An indigene of the community, who identified herself as Oluchi, said she saw the bodies of five people killed by the attackers. She added that a child of about two years old was among those killed.
“Four others included one old woman and three men,” she said in Igbo language.
The indigene said the attacks by the suspected herders across communities in the council area have been frequent in recent times.
She regretted that security agencies were often deployed in the area only when there was an attack.
Another indigene who for the fear of being attacked, spoke under the condition of anonymity. He said the suspected herders invaded the community and opened fire on some residents who were mourning a deceased person in Ugwuijoro, a village in the Nimbo Community.
The indigene said several others sustained gunshot injuries during the attack.
He identified some of those killed in the attack as Simon Ugwu, Chukwuebuka Oruku, Julius Ogbonna Odiegwu and Gabriel Ezea.
The police spokesperson in Enugu State, Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the development to the press on Monday afternoon.
Mr Ndukwe, however, said he would provide details of the attack in a statement which will be made available to the reporter later.
“You will get the full details (of the attack). I am preparing a statement on that now,” he said.
