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The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested the Chairman of the Ohaukwu Local Government Area, Clement Odah, and the member representing Ohaukwu North State Constituency, Mr Chinedu Awo, in connection with the recent killings and destruction of property in Effium and Ezza Effium communities.
This was just as residents told journalists that the death toll was now above 40.
Although there was no official confirmation about the number of deaths, reliable sources in the communities told our correspondent on Sunday that the death toll had risen astronomically.
A former Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Bernard Odoh, said in a statement that the death toll had risen to over 40, adding that he would challenge anybody or authority that says otherwise.
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There are mixed feelings in Ebonyi State among residents over Governor David Umahi’s clampdown on cultists and their sponsors in the state. The governor had during a special thanksgiving service, last Sunday, at the Christ Embassy Church, Abakaliki, vowed to deal with cultists and their sponsors.
Umahi had said, “In the past few days, we have terrible cult activities. But let me warn that we are starting war against cultism. There are big people that are involved and I will not spare you. I will not spare you and our trouble will not be here; you will be taken to Abuja.’’
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By Chukwuemeka Opara
Abakaliki, Dec. 21, 2020 The Ebonyi Government, on Monday, said that nine persons were killed in a renewed clash between two rival cults in the state.
The Commissioner for Border Peace and Internal Security, Mr Stanley Okoro-Emegha, made the disclosure in Abakaliki while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state Security Council meeting.
Okoro-Emegha, who is also the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, said that 37 suspected cult members had also been arrested by security agencies.
“It is pertinent to note that some members of the Neighbourhood Security Watch, the state’s security outfit, were among those arrested for the cult-related activities.