Ugwuanyi visits community affected by farmers-herders clash
Ugwuanyi sympathized with the people and assured them of his administration’s commitment to their safety and wellbeing, as well as a permanent resolution of the crisis.
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has visited Eha Amufu communities where clashes between farmers and herders led to the deaths of some villagers.
Ugwuanyi said on Friday that the visit was to obtain first-hand information about the issues that led to the recent crisis in the Aguamaede and Mgbuji communities.
The governor was accompanied by the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ammani; Garrison Commander, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brig. Gen. M.K. Ibrahim; and the Anglican Bishop of Nike Diocese, Rev. Christian Onyeka-Onyia.
The visit took them to the Mgbuji community and different forests in the area, as well as markets, village squares, and other locations in Eha Amufu.
He interacted with the people to ascertain the causes of the recurring crisis in the area with a view to addressing it.
Ugwuanyi sympathized with the people and assured them of his administration's commitment to their safety and wellbeing, as well as a permanent resolution of the crisis.
Members of the community, in separate remarks, appreciated the governor for the rare visit at night and his commitment to ending the farmer-herder issues in Eha Amufu.
They pointed out that Ugwuanyi was the first governor to visit Eha Amufu over the lingering crisis and thanked him for the N10 million he released for the immediate needs of the victims, among other interventions.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ugwuanyi, on Nov. 23, released N10 million for the immediate needs of displaced victims of the clashes and the medical bills of those in hospitals.