Revelations have emerged as to why the Executive Governor of
Enugu State, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi busted into tears on seeing the mayhem allegedly
committed by Fulani terrorists cum herdsmen on Ukpabi-Nimbo community in Uzouwani
Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, reports ITRealms.
According to reports that filtered into ITRealms newsroom late
Tuesday, the governor was denied access to the Presidency for close to four
hours on two attempts.
Sources close to the Enugu State government confirmed to
ITRealms that Gov. Ugwuanyi had on getting information on intending attack
summoned security meeting which included all the parties as well as the Hausa-Fulani
Community in Enugu State, security agents and community leaders and effort to
alert the President Muhammadu Buhari proved abortive with his calls initially
placed on hold for over 75 minutes by an aide, that is an hour 15 minutes.
Also, it was revealed that second effort to reach Mr.
President was when after contacting the Police authorities and they failed to
send a contingent to Uzouwani LGA, the Governor reportedly reached out to the
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army in Enugu, who
referred him to the Presidency for directives, and his call was equally alleged
to have been put on-hold for about 2 hours.
Surprisingly, our source who claimed his relative was among
those who witnessed the calls, said, immediately it was evident that the attack
has taken place, both the Police and Army (82) division deployed forces to the Nimbo
community for fear of reprisal, thus leaving much to be desired.
As said by our source, the first call made by Gov. Ifeanyi
Ugwuanyi to the president, was put on hold for over an hour 15 minutes, in the presence
of some 13 men and 4 women, but a presidential aide told the governor that the
president will revert.
While reverting after four hours, it was gathered that the
presidential aide told Gov. Ugwuanyi that the president will do something about
his complains.
“My relative was among the people who witness this call,”
our source insisted, stressing that while waiting to speak to the president for
the second time, the news came in that the attack he was planning to avert has
actually taken place.
Our source further expressed concern that the same way Lagos
and Agatu, Benue state attacks respectively was executed and retaliation
prevented was the same way Nimbo attack was prevented too.
He further urged Gov. Ugwuanyi and all the good people of
Enugu State to demand probe on this massacre, while working on plan B,
wondering why the State Police Commissioner and GOC needed presidential orders to
protect the innocent citizens? And why they sent their men to Uzouwani after
the attack to prevent reprisal?
In addition, our source said there is need for Nigeria and
Enugu indigenes and the Igbos at large to know “why a sitting Governor cannot
use the support of police and military to protect his people?”
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