Enugu Police Commissioner,
The Enugu State Police Command has strongly refuted claims that herdsmen have invaded and occupied homes and schools in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area, describing the report as “baseless, mischievous, and a calculated attempt to mislead the public and instill fear.”
In a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, the police maintained that “no community in Eha-Amufu or any part of Enugu State has been invaded, besieged, or had its residents displaced, as claimed. Furthermore, the farm settlements purportedly overrun by herdsmen are merely temporary dwellings used by farmers who intermittently return to their permanent homes in their villages.”
Ndukwe explained that “while records indicate that farmers were temporarily displaced from these settlements during clashes between farmers and herders in 2021 and 2022, peace and order have since been restored to the Eha-Amufu communities through collaborative security operations, countering the misleading claims made in the report.”
He expressed disappointment that the publication ignored these facts and used unrelated images to push a false narrative. After forensic and digital fact-checking, the police discovered that “the images had been taken from previous reports on incidents in neighbouring states and other locations, then misleadingly repurposed.”
For instance, he pointed out that “photographs of burnt houses shared by Amnesty International in condemnation of the February 4, 2025, attack on the Nkalaeha community in a neighbouring state were falsely presented in the report as recent events occurring in Eha-Amufu farm settlements.”
The police also acknowledged the state government’s efforts in strengthening security, particularly under Governor Peter Mbah’s administration.
“The Police Command recognises the deliberate and extensive interventions of the Enugu State Government to bolster security, especially in Eha-Amufu, under the leadership of Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah.”
Among these initiatives, Ndukwe noted, are “the deployment of 150 military personnel and well-equipped Special Forces, the establishment of security agency barracks, and the construction of the nearly completed 21.7 km Agape-Agu Mgbuji-Ogbete access roads leading to certain farm settlements in the community.”
He further quoted the Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, as saying, “The public should disregard this unfounded report. The Police and other security agencies remain unwavering in their commitment to maintaining law, order, and security throughout the state.”
The Commissioner also urged residents, particularly those in Eha-Amufu, to “remain law-abiding, cooperate with security agencies, and report any genuine security concerns through official channels.”
