Over 6,000 women of Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, yesterday staged a protest, following fresh tension and fear that enveloped residents of Nze community, who converged on the market square to express sadness over persistent harassment and attacks on the community by suspected Fulani herdsmen. During the protest, which coincided with the donation of relief materials to the community by a group based in Japan, thousands of women spoke in one voice said they had had enough of rape and destruction of their farm lands by the Fulanis.
They disclosed that the herdsmen invaded their farm lands three times within the week, chased farmers away and fed their cows on the crops. One of the victims, Mrs. Caroline Eze, told journalists that: “I was in the farm working with my daughter on Wednesday when they came, I pleaded with them not to enter my farm; they warned me to leave or I would lose my life; at that point, I ran away with my daughter.”
