29-Year-Old ESUT Student Killed by Suspected Herdsmen Laid to Rest in Enugu
A 29-year-old student of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Donatus Ndubuisi, who was brutally killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Amofia Umuhu Eha-Amufu, Enugu State, has been laid to rest.
Ndubuisi, the only child of a widowed mother, was buried on Friday, March 7, 2025, amid tears and anguish.
Reports indicate that he was shot and killed on February 28, 2025, while assisting his mother in harvesting cassava on their farm.
The solar energy technician had visited his mother in Enugu, where he was studying. Upon discovering that she had gone to their farm settlement to harvest cassava, he decided to join her.
While working on the farm, they were ambushed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, who shot and killed Ndubuisi.
It was further gathered that his father had also been murdered in a similar attack by suspected herdsmen in the community.
Confirming the incident, a community leader, Samuel Ede, told The Bureau Newspaper that Ndubuisi’s killing was yet another tragic episode in the ongoing wave of violence that has plagued Eha-Amufu since 2021.
“Donatus Ndubuisi was a hardworking young man studying in Enugu and also working as a solar energy technician. He had traveled to his hometown, Amofia Umuhu Eha-Amufu, and upon arrival, realized that his mother had gone to the farm. Out of love and duty, he went to assist her in harvesting cassava. While they were on the farm, suspected Fulani herdsmen launched an attack,” he narrated.
“They ran for safety, but the attackers shot him in the back, killing him instantly. Tragically, he was the only son and only child of his widowed mother. His father had also died in a similar attack by suspected herdsmen in the community.”
The killing of Ndubuisi sparked a massive protest in Eha-Amufu on Thursday, as thousands of women from seven autonomous communities took to the streets. They condemned the gruesome murder and called for an end to the persistent violence that has left many families devastated.
Residents are now urging the government and security agencies to take urgent action to address the rising insecurity in the region.