Abia state House of Assembly orders probe of "Fulani Republic" in Ohafia

On Monday, the Abia state House of Assembly, set up an ad hoc committee to investigate a petition brought to the house by the member representing Ohafia South constituency Chief Uchendu Ifeanyi, to probe a reported hoisting of a sign post with an inscription "FULANI REPUBLIC", near Ohafia Army Barracks by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

Chief Uchendu, told the house that the sign post, posed a great amount of threat to indigenes of his constituency, as it creates an impression in the minds of the indigenes that the Fulani herdsmen, had taken over that piece of land where the take their cattle to graze the green grasses their, especially as it was close/part of the land allocated to the army.

The speaker, while setting the terms for the committee, which has Chief Chikwendu Kanu representing Isiala Ngwa South Constituency
as chairman and tasked it to submit its report next Wednesday, said the assignment includes to establish if the said ‘Fulani Republic’ was part of the Army land, who owned it and how the Fulanis came into its alleged occupation.

The implication of the investigation, according to the members was to dispatch the rumor that the Army may have allowed the herdsmen part of its land to graze their cattle.

SOURCE: GUARDIAN

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