UPDATED: How herdsmen killed 15 persons, burnt 70 houses in Ebonyi
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….we have a record of their communication
…From available security report, attackers are not our people – Ado LGA Chairman, Benue
…I’m looking for my children; don’t know their whereabouts – Victim
…Attack led to displacement of 3,000 persons – 37 year old farmer
By Peter Okutu
THERE seems to be many twists and turns over the early morning killing of innocent Ebonyi indigenes on Monday in Ngbo Community of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Recall that the crisis between Effium and Ezza-Effium communities is also taking place in the same LGA of Ohaukwu where many people have also been confirmed dead.
Agila people not Fulani herdsmen responsible for Akpu-Ngbo attack ― Ebonyi Govt tribuneonlineng.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribuneonlineng.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Breaking: Again, assailants storm Ebonyi, kill many, destroy houses
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…They were not herdsmen – Ebonyi Government
…3 villages have been sacked; many people said they saw many dead bodies – Umuogodo-Akpu Traditional Ruler
By Peter Okutu
BARELY 24 hours after the South East Governors Forum formed its own Regional Security outfit for the region, no fewer than four persons have been confirmed dead following an attack allegedly carried out by some assailants in Ngbo, in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the State.
While the State Government gave the identities of the perpetrators to be indigenes of Agila Community in Benue State, Villagers in Ngbo Community who spoke to newmen described them as Fulani herdsmen.