Translate
Home » News » CRIMINAL HERDSMEN IN S/EAST: Fish out Ebonyi killers within 72 hrs, Council Chairmen give police deadline
CRIMINAL HERDSMEN IN S/EAST: Fish out Ebonyi killers within 72 hrs, Council Chairmen give police deadline
On
By Peter Okutu
THE killings carried out by suspected herdsmen last Monday night in four communities of Egedege, Umuhuali, Obegu and Amaezu, in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has attracted condemnations across the country.
There had been issues between herdsmen and host communities in Ebonyi before now, but the incident that occurred in Ishielu LGA has been rated on a different scale since the creation of the state on October 1, 1996.
Herdsmen Attack: Ebonyi Algon Vows To Resist Open Grazing thenigerianvoice.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenigerianvoice.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Peter Okutu, Abakaliki
The 13 Council Chairmen in Ebonyi State, yesterday condemned the killing of innocent Ebonyi citizens by suspected Fulani herdsmen in four communities of Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
They further pledged their unalloyed support for the law banning open grazing across the Local Government Areas adding that the Council areas will not take lightly any act that would cause the death of innocent Ebonyi citizens in the State.
According to them: “We are giving security agencies in the State 72 hours to fish out the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
“We condemn with strong words that from today henceforth, that we support the law against open grazing in Ebonyi state. If you want to operate open grazing in Ebonyi state, you should be ready to meet with us because both the Development Centre Coordinators and the local government Chairmen of Ebonyi state are already on the watch to make sure that what happened in Ishielu does not repeat itself