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Fresh Ebonyi Communal Clash Leaves Dozens Dead, Many Sacked From Their Homes, Scores Of Houses Razed Down
Over five thousand indigenes of Ikwo Local
government area of Ebonyi State were on Tuesday reportedly sacked from their
community following a fresh communal war that ensued between the people of
Inyimagu and Akpaomaka communities.
It was gathered that over one hundred and five
houses was totally razed at Akpaomaka community by youths of Inyimagu community
who went on reprisals following the killing of one of their youth leaders, one
late Sunday Nwoseuzor.
NAIJA VOICE learnt that the crisis started on 7th
March, 2018 which resulted to the killing of at least 3 persons, including
Nwoseuzor who was a youth leader of Inyimagu.
Meanwhile, another 2 persons were also killed and
thrown inside a burning house at Akpaomaka community by some youths who invaded
the area and were shooting sporadically.
Responding to the ugly development, the governor of Ebonyi
state Chief David Umahi who visited the warring communities to monitor the
level of destruction threatened that he will order for immediate arrest and
imprisonment of all the leaders of the affected communities, if the crisis
happened again.
“The killing of Inyimagu person first, sparked up
the crisis. Why did Inyamagu people invade akpaomaka village and sacked them
and took away their farm lands?” He queried.
Umahi further charged the commissioner of Police,
Mr. Titus Lamorde to use maximum force and arrest all his political appointees
who were alleged to have hands in the crisis.
“Commissioner, I want you to use maximum force and
arrest any political appointee who may have hands in this crisis.
“If this crisis happens again, I will call the
inspector general of police to come here and arrest whoever that is involved
and take them to Abuja. I will tag it a treasonable offence,” he vowed.
The governor also threatened to sack the coordinator
of Ikwo east development centre, Mr. Eso Udogu who was accused of sponsoring
the burning of the houses and killing of people at Akpaomaka community.
Earlier in a remark, the chairman of Ikwo Local
government area, Mr. John Nnabo said “no single house is left at akpaomaka
community. I alerted the deputy governor Barr. Kelechi Igwe that what I saw is
so bad and I don’t know what may happen in the next hour.
“Some people were burnt inside their house. I don’t
know why our people see themselves as enemies. Your Excellency, we ask you to
please do something to help us so that peace will return to the two
communities,” he said.
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