Ebonyi killings: Fish out perpetrators - Community urges security agencies, govt

Ebonyi killings: Fish out perpetrators - Community urges security agencies, govt

The Nzuko Edda General Assembly has called on the Ebonyi State Government and the security agencies to swiftly apprehend and prosecute suspected Amasiri warlords involved in the recent attack on Okporojo community in Edda Local Government Area. The Assembly made the demand following an emergency meeting of traditional rulers, village chiefs, and town union Presidents from Edda’s autonomous communities and 72 villages, held under the auspices of …

Four killed in renewed Ebonyi land dispute – Police

The police said houses were burnt during the attack. The post Four killed in renewed Ebonyi land dispute – Police appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Ebonyi Govt Imposes Curfew, Shuts Schools in Amasiri Over Okporojo Killings

The Ebonyi State Government has imposed a strict daily curfew and ordered the immediate closure of all schools in Amasiri communities following the brutal killing and beheading of five residents in Okporojo village, Oso Edda, Edda Local Government Area.The measures, announced by Governor Francis Nwifuru on Saturday night after an on-the-spot assessment of the scene, stem from a renewed communal clash linked to a long-standing boundary dispute be…

Okporojo bloodshed: Ebonyi Govt imposes curfew on Amasiri communities, closes schools – News360 Info – Breaking News, Nigerian News and Multimedia, World News.

Ebonyi State Government on Saturday night imposed a daily curfew from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Amasiri communities, Afikpo local government Area of the state, following the killing and beheading of five persons in Okporojo village, Oso Edda, in Edda Local Government Area. The victims were allegedly murdered by suspected warlords from Amasiri communities. […]

Governor Nwifuru sacks commissioner and also withdraws monarch’s certificate over Ebonyi killings - Newsy People

The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has dismissed all government appointees, dissolved the community development union leadership, and removed all village heads in Amasiri community, Afikpo Local Government Area of the state, with immediate effect. He also dethroned the traditional ruler of the community. Nwifuru’s action followed a violent attack on Okporojo Community, Oso Edda, in Edda Local Government Area, during which four people we…

Police arrest 10 suspects over beheading of 4 persons in Ebonyi boundary dispute - THE AUTHORITY NEWS

Police arrest 10 suspects over beheading of 4 persons in Ebonyi boundary disputeThe Police Command in Ebonyi says it has arrested 10 suspects in connection with the killing and beheading of four persons in Okporojọr Village, Oso Edda Community, Edda Local Government Area. The attack, which occurred on Thursday, was a renewed long standing land dispute between the people of Oso Edda, in Edda LGA and their Amasiri neighbours in Afikpo LGA. The nei…