Posted on: 08:45 Sat, 18 Jun 2016



Enugu State Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
addressed people and family
members of the victims murdered
by Fulani Herdsmen at Nimbo
Community, present at the burial
mass which took place on
Thursday.

What he said below… Monday, the
25th of April, 2016, will ever
remain a dark, sad and solemn day
in the memory of the people of
Enugu State and indeed Nigerians
at large.

It was on that day that our brothers
and sisters, whose remains are
lying here before us, were
ambushed and murdered in cold
blood and in their own land.

Having done all that was needful
including attending to the injured
and the displaced, we have
assembled here, in tears and in
grief, to bury the dead and bid
their innocent souls a final
farewell.

Though our emotions cannot
restore them to life, we find solace
in the fact that the whole world had
stood by us and offered us
sympathy and solidarity, ever since
the incident that took their lives,
occurred.

We make bold to declare that their
deaths can never be in vain and we
pledge to do all that is within our
legitimate means, to give them
justice. Like the martyrs they have
become, the spilling of their
innocent blood is already saving
souls as it has aroused in our
people and indeed the whole
nation, a burning impulse to do all
that is necessary to prevent the
future occurrence of similar
incidents anywhere in the country.

Shortly after the attack, we had
called for fasting and prayers and
we must declare that the God of
Abraham, God of Isaac, God of
Jacob, and awesome God of David,
has not failed us but has continued
to show us His mercies. For, even
as we await the outcome of the
judicial panel of Inquiry that we
have constituted to unravel the
circumstances surrounding the
incident, we received news that
five people, who are suspected to
have participated in the attack, had
been arrested by the police and
paraded before the whole world.

We use this occasion therefore to
once again, express our gratitude to
the generality of Nigerians who put
aside religious, ethnic and political
differences, to offer us their hands
of support and sympathy after the
killings. We thank the Federal
Government and the security
agencies for the steps they are
taking to prevent future
occurrences and address the issues
that led to the incident.

We thank the people of Enugu State
for their restraint and for the
confidence they placed in our
ability as a Government to deal
with the matter in a mature and
responsible manner.

Finally, we wish to thank the elders
and stakeholders of Enugu State,
Traditional Rulers, Members of the
State and National Assemblies,
members of the clergy and indeed
everyone who found time to be
here today as we send forth our
brothers and sisters, to eternity
and immortality. May their souls
rest in the peace. Amen.

Thank you all and God bless.