Residents of Enugu state have taken to the streets to protest after a pregnant woman was killed by suspected Herdsmen in Nchatancha Nike in Enugu East Council Area of the State.

It was gathered that men and women including youths of the area have blocked the Enugu-Abakaliki expressway protesting over the heartless killing.

This development is coming 3 weeks after a Catholic priest of Enugu Diocese, Reverend Fr. Paul Offu was killed by herdsmen along Ihe-Agbude road in Awgu Local Government Area of the State.

The woman, who is yet to be identified as of the time of filing this report was said to have been slain while returning from the farm and her stomach opened to remove her baby.