Page 5 - Ezza Effium News Today

Views: 535 Stakeholders of Effium Community in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State has signed an undertaken to be held responsible for any further killings or destruction of property in the lingering communal crisis between the community and the Ezza Effium people. In a Statement signed by the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Dr. Monday Uzor said that the stakeholders signed the undertaking after their meeting with the Deputy Governor Dr Kelechi Igwe at the Executive Council Ch...

Daily Post Nigeria Published The governor of Ebonyi State David Umahi has threatened to clampdown on stakeholders of Onitsha LGA, the hometown of the acting national vice chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Odefa and other communities for their inability to resolve all communal clashes in their areas. Recall that there have been increased hostilities, killings and destruction of valuable properties by warlords in some communities of the state especially in Isinkwo and Abaomege, E...

Punch Newspapers Sections Edward Nnachi, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Police Command, on Wednesday, arraigned one Ojo Monday and 54 others for murder, arson and destruction of property worth millions of naira in Ebonyi community. The defendants, it was alleged, were responsible for killings, destruction of buildings and illegal possession of firearms, that took place during the crises that erupted between the people of Effium and Ezza Effium, in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state, rec...

The incident happened on Monday night when Igboho stormed the troubled area in Yewaland. However, the spokesman of the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, yesterday told newsmen in Abeokuta that three suspects have been arrested in connection with the crime. Oyeyemi also disclosed that there have been attacks in the past three days on herdsmen settlements in Yewaland. According to him, the settlements affected have been in existence in the area for many years, in some cases for over 20 years, and inhabi...

People who spoke to Daily Trust said it would require political will and active support of various stakeholders nationwide, devoid of mutual suspicion, ethnic and religious profiling, to surmount the daunting security breaches in almost all the geopolitical zones of the country.   South-West Kidnapping, banditry, communal unrests, farmers/herders clashes and cultism are becoming a norm in the South-Western part of Nigeria. In fact, the six states in the region are witnessing a surge in such c...

Effium/Ezza crisis: 20 guns, offensive weapons recovered On By Peter Okutu EBONYI State Police Command, yesterday,  stated that it has recovered 20 pump action guns and many other offensive weapons from those arrested in connection with the crisis in Effium and Ezza Effium communities in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. Speaking with Vanguard , the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Loveth Odah who observed that peace has returned to the affected communities added that the ...

TODAY January 25, 2021 Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has vowed to arrest and prosecute people, including government officials, linked to the communal crisis involving Effium and Ezza Effium indigenes of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. Over 60 people have been arrested, according to newsmen. The police have confirmed that eight people died, while several houses have been razed in the crisis caused by a leadership dispute at a local motor park, newsmen reported. Even governme...

Edward Nnachi, AbakalikiEBONYI State Governor, David Umahi, on Monday, suspended all his political appointees from Effium and Ezza Effium commu...

Punch Newspapers Sections Edward Nnachi, Abakaliki 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,...

Umahi vows to prosecute officials linked to Ebonyi communal crisis Mr Umahi warned the opposition not to cash in on the crisis to heighten tension in the state. ADVERTISEMENT Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has vowed to arrest and prosecute people, including government officials, linked to the communal crisis involving Effium and Ezza Effium indigenes of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. Over 60 people have been arrested, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The police ...