Enugu massacre: Fulani suspect gives chilling confessions

– A 24-year-old suspected Fulani attacker made chilling confessions while in police custody – Mohammadu Zurai explained why he shot the April’s massacre on video

– The suspected militant also gave the names of some Fulani leaders who masterminded 

the attack on Nimbo in Enugu state The special intelligence response team led by Nigeria’s inspector-general of police made progress in investigation of the April 25 Fulani invasion in Enugu state. Mohammadu Zurai, one of the arrested prime suspects, has been questioned and gave chilling details, the family of the young Fulani is from Taraba state. He was born in Enugu, but has been living mainly in Kogi state. The suspect told the police that at least 100 Fulani herdsmen from seven states took part in the invasion.

Leaders of Fulani herders from Benue, Kaduna, Katsina, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger and Taraba states sent fighters to join the coordinated attack. Zurai explained that the strike was an act of retaliation, because six Fulanis were killed in this Enugu community in the past. The suspect explained the origin and meaning of the video recording recovered from him at the time of the arrest: “After we attacked the town through the bush, I saw a man who had just been slaughtered on the ground. I brought out my phone and recorded the scene. “I asked the dead man, ‘Your people had confidence to kill Fulani people but now you are dead. Don’t you know that Fulani owns Nigeria?’ “I recorded the video to show my relatives in Kogi where I live how successful the operation was. As we moved around Nimbo, I saw an Igbo man who used to give me food anytime I was in the state. I warned him to quickly leave town to avoid being killed.”

The suspect also gave a list of ten names of leaders who were related to the massacre: 

1. Alhaji Suddi 

2. Alhaji Kuriya 

3. Alhaji Dula 

4. ArdoDula 

5. Mallam Adamu 

6. Alhaji Chiroma 

7. Adamu Sarka 

8. Alhaji Botdo 

9. AlhajiIroKogi 

10. Alhaji Fanya 

Hundreds of suspected Fulani militants invaded Ukpabi Nimbo community, Uzo-Uwani local government area of Enugu state on April 25 killing at least 48 people, injuring over 56. The development caused President Buhari declare a ‘crack down’ on the attackers. On April 27, he directed to chase and find them. The Nigeria Police Force reported on the first positive results on May 25, as five suspected attackers were paraded. They are: Mohammadu Zurai, Ciroma Musa, Sale Adamu, Suleiman Laute and Haruna Laute.