Ebonyi Women (3000 in number) Demonstrate peacefull protest for the Exit of Herdsmen

Ishiagu Women on Friday demonstrated a peaceful protest for the Exit of Herdsmen in their land saying that their crops is not only at stake, but only their live following the recent killings of Innocent people in Enugu state and other States of this Country Nigeria.

The women, mainly peasant elderly farmers, marched peacefully to the palace of the monarch.

They demanded urgent action to end the alleged indiscriminate destruction of cash crops and other farm produce by herdsmen grazing their cattle in the area. 

Chanting solidarity songs and brandishing green leaves, the women urged the traditional ruler to prevail on the herdsmen to stop using their cattle to destroy their crops. 

The protesters also requested for immediate exit of the herdsmen from the community to save their farm lands and the people from imminent famine.