Enugu killings: Militants give herdsmen 14 days ultimatum to leave South- East, South-South

From Tony John, Port Harcourt
A g roup o f N iger D elta a gitators, u
nder t he a egis o f Concerned Militant
Leaders (CML), has said it would declare
war on Fulani herdsmen after two weeks, if
they fail to leave the South-East and
South-South states.
The group made the statement yesterday,
in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, following
recent attacks and killings of innocent
people, particularly in the South- East.
Spokesperson of the group, simply known as
General Ben, demanded that Federal
Government should within the 14 days
deadline, tell Nigerians who the Fulani
herdsmen are, otherwise, the spate of
kidnapping and killing of the “so-called
herdsmen,” would be unprecedented.
Ben said the group had waited patiently to
see Federal Government’s reaction to the
gruesome murder of innocent Nigerians,
with emphasis on the recent attack on a
community in Enugu State, expressing
disappointment that government had not
demonstrated genuine commitment to
checkmate activities of the herdsmen.
He declared: “After two weeks, starting
from today, Tuesday, May 3, we are going
to search for Fulani herdsmen. Since
Federal Government cannot tell us who
they are up till now, we are going to look
for them.
The CML spokesperson described the
attacks as provocative and challenging,
threatening that they would take their
pound of flesh at the appropriate time.
“The Fulani herdsmen have indirectly
challenged us, asking us what can we do.
But, we promise them that we will not allow
them to go without taking revenge. It is an
insult and we will give them back,” he
vowed.