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Ebonyi community attack: Death toll climbs to 15, many still unaccounted for

 

 

Amah Samuel-Ugbor Nnachi

 

Tragedy has struck in Ebonyi State, Nigeria, as a brutal attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen on three villages in the Ishielu Local Government Area has left a devastating trail of death and destruction.

The villages of Amagu and two others in the Nkalaha community were invaded, resulting in the loss of at least 15 lives, with many more people still unaccounted for

Suspected armed herdsmen had, on Sunday morning, invaded the community, killing 10 people and burning houses.

However, recent findings revealed that more dead bodies were recovered in the bushes around the area while some natives still went missing in the affected villages.

Ebonyi State Deputy Governor Princess Patricia Obila, who visited the community gave a 24-hour ultimatum to security agencies in the state to fish out the suspected killers who killed 15 innocent citizens in 3 villages of Nkalaha community.

Princess Obila, who represented Governor Francis Nwifuru, said the state government was very shocked and saddened over the incident.

She said, “No government is happy to see their citizens being killed in a bloody manner. This is a horrific scene to behold; if you look at those corpses, they are a younger generation that was lost.

“What happens to their children and what happens to their families? Why do you terminate lives that you can’t create? It is too bad. I’m sounding a warning to all the youth leaders of this community. All of you should sit up, I didn’t say that you should sit up to go and fight but to make peace and love in harmony.

” Many people died for not knowing what was happening. I’m telling you the truth. Many of the corpses lying there did not know what was happening.

“I am given this community 3 days to go into fasting and prayers for God to come and sanctify this community. There is nothing that God cannot do.

“I want to thank the security agencies in the state for their efforts; without their interventions, the casualty would have been much more than this. The killers must be brought to book. I order you to fish them (the killers) out within 24 hours.”

The traditional ruler of the Nkalaha community, Igwe Thompson Ebe, said, “I had written a report to the governor and copied security agencies because the problem started on January 20th till 31st of January 2025.

“We have continued to meditate between the Agila in Benue State and the Fulani herdsmen; I even invited them to my house in Abakaliki to talk to them about their cows that were allegedly killed. We have even made some arrests to ensure that the perpetrators are apprehended. As we are still talking, this ugly incident of killings took place on Sunday.

“The herdsmen attacked a total of 3 villages: Amagu, Amaokwe, and Umunesha. We are still recovering the bodies of the casualties. Now, the number has increased to 15, and we are looking for 2 others.

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