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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 ...

EBONYI MASSACRE: Fight back with vigilantes, Umahi orders LG chairmen On …Our women were abducted – Survivor Security couldn’t do anything – Town Union President ….They gave us corpses as gifts – Community leader …Umahi shedding crocodile tears -Rights group …IPoB accuses security agencies of collusion By Henry Umoru, Peter Duru, Peter Okutu, Chimaobi Nwaiwu, Chinedu Adonu, Ikechukwu Odu & Steve Oko Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State yesterday ordered the 13 local government council chairmen in the state to immediately form vigilante groups and ensure placement of cross bars...

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...

Vanguard News Translate Home » News » Ebonyi Massacre: Let’s pray for God’s intervention in Easter, PDP tells Ebonyi citizens Ebonyi Massacre: Let’s pray for God’s intervention in Easter, PDP tells Ebonyi citizens On By Peter Okutu THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ebonyi State, called on members of the party and citizens of the State to utilize the opportunity provided by the Easter period to embark on prayer and fasting for the State. In a statement issued in Abakaliki, the Publicity Secretary of the Party, Mr. Silas Joseph Onu stated that “God can disper...

Southern Nigeria has no land for herdsmen — IPOB, MASSOB On By Anayo Okoli, Peter Okutu &  Chimaobi Nwaiwu The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB; and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, yesterday, stated  that the whole of Southern Nigeria, particularly the South East does not have land for Fulani herdsmen to make a permanent settlement. The groups  also accused the federal government  of deceiving Nigerians by allegedly  paying ransom to the bandits terrorising some parts of the country while  at the same time  denying nego...