Amobi Ogah, a member of the House of Representatives representing the Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency and Chairman of the House Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Control, has warned the Muslim community in Umuchieze about attacks on members of his constituency under the guise of herdsmen.
He issued the warning on Wednesday while visiting Umuchieze Cattle Market, Lokpanta in Umunneochi LGA to celebrate Eid-El-Fitr with the Muslim Ummah conducting business in the region.
Ogah stated that most residents in the community have ceased farming due to insecurity in the area, resulting in hunger and poverty.
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According to the federal lawmaker, “The hunger in our place today is because our people don’t go to farm again, herdsmen are raping our women and they are giving you people a bad name.
“If we have Elders like you here and you cannot call the criminals to order, that means there is a serious problem. I want the right thing to be done and we must change our attitude.
Ogah used the occasion to thank the Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti for his quick intervention in setting up Operation Crush to arrest the situation when it was unbearable.
