The Enugu State Police Command has refuted claims of herdsmen invasion of Eha-Amufu, describing the reports as baseless, mischievous, and a calculated attempt to mislead the public and instill fear.

Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO), Daniel Ndukwe in a statement yesterday, clarified that,? no community in Eha-Amufu or any part of Enugu State has been invaded, placed under siege, or had its residents displaced, as claimed.?

The statement further explained that the alleged occupation of homes and schools by herdsmen is false, noting that,? the farm settlements allegedly overrun by herdsmen are temporary dwellings used by farmers who periodically return to their permanent residences in their villages.?

While acknowledging past conflicts, the Command emphasized that,? farmers were temporarily displaced from these farm settlements during farmer-herder clashes sometimes in 2021 and 2022, peace and order have since been restored to the Eha-Amufu communities through joint security operations, contrary to the misleading report.?

The Police Command commended the Enugu State Government, under the leadership of Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, for its ?intentional and intensive interventions to enhance security, especially in Eha-Amufu.?

These measures include the deployment of, ?150 military personnel and well-equipped Special Forces, establishing security agency barracks, and constructing the nearly completed 21.7km Agape-Agu Mgbuji-Ogbete access roads leading to some farm settlements in the community.?

?The Command also criticized the medium that published the report for using unrelated images to support its claims.

?Regrettably, the medium that published the report ignored these facts and timelines, using unrelated pictures to support its sensational claims. After diligent forensic and digital fact-checking, it was discovered that the images were taken from old reports on incidents in neighboring states and other locations, then mischievously repurposed to mislead the public.?

As an example, the statement pointed out that ?pictures of burnt houses posted by Amnesty International in condemnation of the February 4, 2025, attack on the Nkalaeha community in a neighboring state were falsely misrepresented in the report as a recent occurrence in Eha-Amufu farm settlements.?

The state Commissioner of Police, Mamman Giwa, urged the public to disregard the report, reaffirming the commitment of the Police and other security agencies to ensure safety across Enugu State.

He called on citizens, particularly those in the alleged affected communities of Eha-Amufu in Isi-Uzo Local Government, to remain law-abiding, cooperate with security agencies, and report any genuine security concerns through official channels. (Daily Sun)

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