Community In Edo Laments 'Slow Genocide' By Herdsmen, Bans Sale Of Consumption Of Beef



















 Community In Edo Laments 'Slow Genocide' By Herdsmen, Bans  Sale Of Consumption Of Beef

...Calls On Gov Okpebholo To Come To Their Rescue 


Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin 


The people of Elelu village in Erah community in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State have described alleged kidnapping and killings by herdsmen in their communities as slow genocide on their people.


The people who stated this during a protest,  vowed to seek alternative shelter at the State Government House, as they were no longer safe in their community.


They also banned the sale and consumption of  beef in their community.


Fred Enaikhe Aleburu, who spoke for the protesters, alleged that in the last two weeks, about seven persons indigenes of the community had been kidnapped and killed by suspected herdsmen.


He gave the names of some of the kidnapped victims as Edekin Ighalo, Abdullahi and Victor Ogedengbe, a Vigilante commander. Aleburu said the deceased lost their lives defending the community.


“These courageous men stood against armed herdsmen who have brought terror to our peaceful land. They shielded our mothers, our children, and our farmlands  and for their sacrifice, they were murdered in cold blood.


“As we speak, the body of Victor Ogedengbe still lies in the mortuary. Yet the violence continues.


“In the past two weeks, seven of our children have been kidnapped, with one still in captivity as we speak.
“Our forests have been turned into dens of terror, criminal strongholds where ransom is demanded and innocent victims are kept under inhumane conditions.


“Our mothers can no longer go to the farm. Our youth are hunted. Our elders live in fear. The lands that once sustained us now lie in waste and silence.


“This is not just insecurity, this is a deliberate war on our survival. This is a slow genocide.


“We are also here to protest hunger. Our people now suffer because they cannot farm. Our markets are empty. Our homes are filled with helplessness.


“What was once a self-sufficient and productive community is now battling starvation and fear.
“And so, today, we rise to say with one voice that enough is enough.”


They called on the Edo State government to come to their rescue from the hands of suspected herdsmen who have continuously invaded their farmlands and kidnapped their fathers, husbands and children.


Aleburu said the community demanded immediate establishment of permanent security checkpoints on all roads and entry points leading into and out of Erah.


He said further: “A sustained and visible security presence across our villages, to ensure long-term peace and protection.


“If our villages are no longer safe, we will sleep at the doorstep of leadership until we are heard and protected. Our lives are not negotiable.


“Furthermore, as a solemn response to our collective suffering and to honor our fallen defenders, the people of Erah hereby declare a permanent ban on the consumption and the sale of beef in our community.


“The killer herdsmen who hide behind cattle have taken too much from us. Our lives, our food, our peace. We will not continue to support a system built on our blood and tears,” he stated.



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