The member representing Enugu East/Isi Uzo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Professor Paul Sunday Nnamchi, has decried another deadly attack by suspected herdsmen in Aguamede, a community in Eha-Amufu, Isiuzo Local Government Area of Enugu State.
This latest incident, which occurred on the morning of Monday, June 16, 2025, comes just five days after a similar assault in Mgbuji village, also within Eha-Amufu, where five people lost their lives.
In a statement made available to DAILY GAZETTE the lawmaker expressed deep concern over the recurring violence plaguing his constituency.
“The news reaching me from the community is that several other villagers are still missing.”
“The hoodlums I understand attacked the community at an early hour of the Monday morning killing and destroying properties worth millions of Naira,” Nnamchi said.
He confirmed that at least eight bodies had been recovered so far in Aguamede, while many residents remain unaccounted for.
The federal lawmaker renewed his appeal to security authorities for urgent intervention in the area.
“I want to use this medium to re-echo my earlier appeal for the redeployment of military personnel to Eha-Amufu and other troubled spots in Enugu East/Isi Uzo Federal Constituency to curtail the dastardly act and save my people from these marauders,” he stated.
Professor Nnamchi further called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to urgently provide relief materials to the displaced residents, many of whom have reportedly fled to neighboring villages for safety.
He also urged the nation’s top security chiefs to take immediate action.
“I further urge the Inspector-General of Police and the Chief of Army Staff to rise up to the occasion by immediately deploying officers to the Eha-Amufu and ensure that the perpetrators of the heinous act were arrested and made to face the consequences of their actions,” he concluded.
