Although no life was lost, SaharaReporters gathered that no fewer than 10 houses were destroyed with other household properties in the process.
Iggah, an aggrarian community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, has been thrown into chaos as a combined team of policemen and soldiers allegedly razed residential houses in the community.
Although no life was lost, SaharaReporters gathered that no fewer than 10 houses were destroyed with other household properties in the process.
It was learnt that residents of the Enugu boundary community with Kogi State, also sustained various degrees of injury as a result of gunshots and the chaos which ensued when the security agents shot sporadically in the community.
According to an eyewitness who pleaded for anonymity, the attack was unprovoked.
"They came again and sacked members of Iggah community. At least, 10 houses were burnt down. People sustained various degrees of injury, they destroyed tanks and other households items. Our people are now afraid of their homes because of fear of attacks," the source said.
A cleric who identified himself as Fr. Nathaniel Ugwu in a social media post wrote "KEEP PRAYING FOR US. Greetings in the Lord.
"Iggah community is under attack again. The police and army with about three armoured cars and many Hiluxes. They are burning down houses again and shooting at sight as I am writing this message."
However, another source said it was connected to the killing of two police officers by hoodlums in the community recently.
The latter source said "The government is trying to mop up arms which the members of the community have been using to engage in reckless killings in the community."
Also in a video of the burning of the community posted on Instagram, a voice was overheard saying; "This is the action of the Nigerian military. They came to our house this night, burnt down our houses. We don't know what is happening. Our people in the farm settlements ran to us that they were attacked in the settlements.
"Now what we see is the Nigerian military came to our place, burnt down the houses. We don't know what is the problem. We don't know if we are to run for Fulani herdsmen or the Nigerian military.
"We will be running from Fulani herdsmen and also be running from the Nigerian military. I don't know what is happening in Nigeria, I don't know if we can continue like this, it is becoming too much. The world should come and help us. This is not how we should live as a country. We can't be living like this. I don't know if South East did anything exceptional, we are not criminals, this is our home. We can't run away from our home. This is too much.
"Peter Mbah (Governor of Enugu State) I don't know what you thought by saying that Fulani herdsmen should come and live in our place, then they will chase our people from the farm settlements, the next thing is for Nigeria military to come to our place to burn down our houses. This is not fair; we didn't do anything to Nigeria."