Tension heightened in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on Tuesday after suspected gunmen shot dead four herders from the same family.
Several cattle were also slaughtered in the mayhem that greeted the town in the early hours of the day.
Investigations revealed that the armed men stormed a popular ranch in the densely populated Miracle Junction area, where they unleashed terror.
Sadly, the victims of the gunmen’s attack were children of the same parents.
Their names were given as Mohammed Bujumi, Hassan Bujumi, Abubakar Bujumi and Sani Bujumi.
However, the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has appealed for calm among its members.
It expressed confidence in the Anambra State Government and security agencies in the area to track down the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
The group has since confirmed that the four slain herders were from the same family.
Already, tension has gripped the student-populated Miracle Junction area, which is several kilometres from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) main campus in Awka.
Some residents have since fled the area to avoid possible reprisal attacks.
