Suspected Fulani herdsmen this morning attacked Enugu Atakwu community, in Nkanu West Local Government Area.
It is reported that several people were killed including a seminarian of the Catholic Church in the community.
According to online news media, Daily Post, the herdsmen, who were armed to teeth invaded and started shooting and maiming anybody in sight. One of the victims, a Nwafor seminarian is said to have just returned from his apostolic work when he met his untimely death.
Four members of the Ogbodo Nwarum family, where Nwafor, the Seminarian, who finished his apostolic work at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Ndiagu ,Attakwu, last Tuesday, was a tenant, sustained severe machete cuts from the rampaging Fulani herdsmen who slit the stomach of a six months pregnant Mrs. Nwarum.
Until his death, Nwafor, was a seminarian at the Catholic Spiritan International School of Theology, CSIST, Attakwu.
A community source said; they just came early this morning and started killing people. There is confusion everywhere now; people are running helter-skelter.
The injured victims, are in critical conditions at the Mother of Christ Teaching Hospital and Parklane Teaching Hospital Enugu.
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