Fulani herdsmen allegedly slaughter two Hausa boys who stopped their cattle from grazing on a land they were guarding in Owerri
Two Nothern tribes, Hausa and Fulani who are rare to clash against each other have shocked residents at Owerri with a fatal fight.
According to reports, the incident happened at the opposite side of Kenittyza plaza in Umuorii area of Owerri where some Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of today, butchered a Hausa boy and shot another dead.
According to eyewitness, Egeonu Clinton who shared the story online, the Hausa boys guarding a land had earlier warned the herdsmen not to bring their cattle near the land but they allegedly returned with arms and killed the boys.
Read Egeonu Clinton’s report below:
“It happened at the early hours of today…
Opposite kenittyza plaza umuorii owerri.. Off road safety road by Toronto round about..
As Fulani herds men was said to have entered a land where Hausa’s are guiding.. They were told not to allow their cattles destroy things… They refused and engaged in a fight with the Hausa boys… After being defeated, they left and came back with guns and machetes…
Shot one dead and butchered the other one while he is sleeping….
“Now I ask… Why are cattle rearers allowed to carry guns but security men left with machetes…
Pls ooo friends help and share this until it goes far to people…. It must stop, how can I be in my house and a stranger will be threatening my life.. In my own house kwa…
Many people will say, thank God its Hausa’s that they killed… Had it been it were in a farm land that belongs to an Igbo man.. The same will happen….
FULANI HERDS MEN… Are now terror to lives… They kills anyone that doesn’t grant them access to their farm lands for cattle grazing… No no no… It must stopped.
