Nzuko Owere General Assembly, the apex socio-cultural body of Owerri people has condemned in strongest terms the continued onslaught of killings and kidnappings of citizens of Owerri Federal Constituency in Imo state by suspected Fulani herdsmen and bandits.
In a press release issued and signed by its National President, Hon Dan Ikpeazu, and five other principal officers, the group lamented that “the latest disturbing episode occurred along the Amaeze-Ihiagwa road, where a commercial motorcycle operator from Ihiagwa community was brutally butchered by armed assailants. In the same attack, a female student who was his passenger was abducted and taken to an unknown destination.”
According to them, “This barbaric act is one killing too many. The lives of our people can no longer be treated as expendable. The Amaeze-Ihiagwa Road and other rural routes across Owerri Federal Constituency have become death traps and theatres of terror, where farmers, students, traders, and transporters are ambushed daily with impunity.
“We condole with the bereaved family of the slain victim and the entire people of Ihiagwa Community over the cold murder of their son, and call on our security agencies to intensify effort to rescue the kidnapped victim.”
The group ended their release by making their position very clear that “Nzuko Owere aligns with the call by notable Nigerians by advising our people on the need for self preservation.”
