Enugu killings: South East APC calls for calm

The Zonal Caucus, in a statement on Wednesday by its spokesman, Mr Osita Okechukwu, condemned the killings of innocent Nigerians and the subsequent destruction of villages and farmlands by the suspected herdsmen during reprisal attacks.

 

 

The South East Leadership Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to the concerned parties affected by the killings in Enugu State allegedly carried out by the herdsmen to remain calm.

The Zonal Caucus, in a statement on Wednesday by its spokesman, Mr Osita Okechukwu, condemned the killings of innocent Nigerians and the subsequent destruction of villages and farmlands by the suspected herdsmen during reprisal attacks.

“It is painful that while the federal government is doing everything possible to contain the Boko Haram insurgency, another virus in the name of herdsmen is dislocating the security architecture of our dear country. Yesterday, it was Agatu in Benue State. Today, it is Ukpabio Nimbo in Enugu State. It must stop,” the statement added.

The caucus however urged all to take solace on the truism that the federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari was “quietly” working to stop the bloodletting, fish out the culprits and the masterminds who allegedly equipped the herdsmen with sophisticated weapons.

It commiserated with the families of the bereaved, the people and government of Benue and Enugu States, praying to God to heal the wounds.