Death toll in the herdsmen attack on a farm settlements in Mgbuji and Ebo communities at Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State has risen to twelve.
Fulani herdsmen on Thursday attacked the farm settlement, killing seven persons while those who sustained bullet wounds later died on Friday and Saturday due to poor medical attention.
Standardobservers gathered on Saturday that some residents were still searching for their missing loved ones as the attack threw the agrarian community into mourning following the loss of their kinsmen.
It was also that most residents have deserted the community for fear of another attack as a similar attack on the Mgbuji last year led to the death of 9 persons.
A community source identified as Ike Nweze said the crisis began on Tuesday afternoon after some herders were chased out of the farms for allegedly allowing their cows to destroy hectares of cassava farms by the farmers.
He said that during the struggle between the youths and the herders, some cows were said to have been killed, causing the herdsmen to launch a reprisal.
A community leader in Mgbuji, Eric Ebeh who confirmed the attack told Vanguard that the actual casualty figure was yet to be ascertained as the affected communities were still combing the bushes for more victims.
