Rights group condemns killings by suspected herders in Anambra, Enugu

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the armed attacks by suspected Fulani men in Enugu and Anambra states.

It urged South East governors and lawmakers to pass laws in their respective states for armed vigilance groups and licence to bear arms for self-defence.

The pro-democracy group, in a statement signed by the coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, and media affairs director, Miss Zainab Yusuf, yesterday in Abuja, condemned the federal government’s failure to declare the killer herdsmen as terrorists, even when backed by a platform known as Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN).

HURIWA also carpeted President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to arrest the sponsors of the banditry in Zamfara State, which reportedly left over 6,000 people dead.

The rights group wondered how the government hoped to stop the Zamfara killings by merely banning mining activities, as if the dead and their stolen cattle are solid minerals.