The leader of the protesters, Florence Okoro, said the herdsman sneaked into the old widow’s house while she was preparing her evening meal and raped her.
Okoro, who added that the hands and legs of the old widow were broken in the process, appealed to the state government and security agencies to protect women.
Addressing the women, the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Chief Augustine Nwankwegu, condemned the rape of the widow and the destruction of farmlands by herdsmen.
Nwankwegu assured the protesters that the government would take action against the perpetrators of the crime.
He told them that Governor David Umahi had directed that the culprits be fished out and prosecuted.
The commissioner said, “The governor has heard this and asked me to look for a way to catch the man (rapist) so that he would be punished accordingly.
“We have gone to the police and they told us they were on the way to bring him (rapist) to Abakaliki. I’m promising you that by Monday, he would be arraigned in court. You will come and see him because what he has done is wrong.”
The Chief of Staff, Government House, Mr. Emmanuel Okorie, condemned the activities of the herdsmen in the area, saying, “It’s annoying that Fulani herdsmen, instead of taking care of their cattle, are touching you. What is expected to be done for you to be happy, our governor will do it.”
SOURCE: THE PUNCH
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