Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently find solution to the repeated killings in the South East by Fulani herdsmen. He described the recent killings in Enugu State as very unfortunate and barbaric.
Okorocha made the appeal while addressing traditional rulers in the state to take absolute control of security in their various autonomous communities and to also ensure peaceful co-existence of people in their area.
He pointed out that what the country needed at the moment was absolute peace.
Okorocha, however, urged Enugu people in particular and the South East in general to remain calm, expressing optimism that President Buhari would address the unfortunate development.
The governor while addressing the traditional rulers condemned the attack in Enugu, saying, “the news of the barbaric attack on some of the people of Enugu State came to us as a huge shock.”
He sympathized with the families who lost their beloved ones and appealed for peace in the region, promising that the government is on top of the matter. He added that the nation cannot afford the wanton killings of innocent lives, stressing that absolute peace was needed to ensure the protection of lives and property.
His words: “This is an important meeting. I want to kindly request all of you to take responsibility of security in your domains to ensure peaceful co-existence between Ndigbo and other Nigerians living in their areas.
“The killings in Enugu State were inhuman and those behind the killings should be made to face the law. As traditional rulers you are to take charge of security in your autonomous communities. You are now the Chief Security Officers of your communities and you must ensure harmony between your people and others living with them.
“At this time in the country, absolute peace is required.”
