Vigilant security operatives vow to dislodge herdsmen from Obowo forests and farmlands

By Praise Chinecherem

Newly formed security outfit in Obowo, Imo state known as Obowo Security Vanguard has declared war against fulani herdsmen following influx of the herders into fourteen communities in Obowo local government.

About two weeks ago the communities were greeted by a large number of the Fulani herdsmen into the bushes and farmlands in Obowo as their cows fed on crops planted in the farms.

Apprehensive of possible attacks on the natives the Obowo Security Vanguard swept on them and chased them out the area up to the neighboring Mbaise Council Areas.

To this end the outfit have commenced combing of the bushes in the area to ensure that the herders are no longer found in Obowo herders and to avoid deaths and bloodsheds in the area.

According to Commander of Obowo Security Vanguard, Nwunne Godwin the outfit is more emboldened to take charge of the security of lives and property of their sons and daughters.

“We want to use this opportunity to talk to the sons and daughters of Obowo local government area here in Imo state.

“This is especially the well to do citizens of Obowo so that they will see and hear what is going on in our land. If you look at their faces you can see that they are not happy about the menace of the Fulani herdsmen in our area.

“These men are volunteers drawn from all the Communities in this local government. We wonder what our rich and wealthy sons and daughters will gain if they remain quite and watch the herdsmen sack us from our land,” he said.

recalled that the herders had visited the Council Areas but were repelled by the outfit.

“Last two weeks the Fulani herdsmen came to Obowo and these men here with me who are members of Obowo Security Vanguard chased them away up Mbaise our neighboring local government area.

“We have been in the bush since yesterday and today and tomorrow we are storming all the bushes in search of these Fulani herdsmen and we shall make sure that they are flushed out of Obowo land.

“We cannot fight this insecurity alone and with empty hand. We urge our great sons and daughters to help us with logistics because the fight against insecurity in Obowo is not the duty of government alone but a collective responsibility of all and sundry.

“You may take your family abroad and say that they are safe , but how about your aged parents, your uncle’s and aunts , your in-laws and other relatives at home ? “

“For us in the Obowo Security Vanguard we have volunteered to sacrifice our lives to save our dear people of Obowo local government area”

“We shall not stop until we are sure that there is no Fulani herdsmen in Obowo local government area and we warn them to stay clear from our land “

“If we allow this to happen them we are in for deaths, raping of our women and destruction of our crops,” he explained.