No fewer than 40 cows were burnt and many persons were injured when gunmen attacked a truck carrying cows in Anambra State on Sunday.
The truck was also burnt during the incident at Uga, Aguata local government area.
An eyewitness told The Nation that none of the cows came out alive while the driver and others inside of truck got injured.
The source told The Nation the attackers, numbering over 10, were shouting “this is Biafra land and not Fulani ”
But chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria MACBAN, Alhaji Gidado Sidikki, told The Nation the cows do not belong to his members.
He said he heard about the incident, adding that the cows, as he was told, belonged to some Igbo businessmen.
Anambra police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu confirmed the incident.
But he said the cows were rescued by security operatives who responded swiftly.
He said the persons in the truck, including the driver, were rescued unhurt, adding that only the front of the truck got burnt and not the entire body.
He said the locals helped security operatives to put off the fire and rescue occupants of the truck.
Tochukwu said the Command would investigate what actually transpired.
