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Police: Over 10 bodies had been recovered from the scene of the incident
Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has condemned the attack on the people of Amegu Nkalaha Community in Ishielu Local Government Area by suspected herdsmen, vowing to bring them to justice.
The governor, via a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor, said that the attack, which was carried out in the early hours of Sunday, led to the loss of lives and properties worth millions of naira.
Nwifuru described the attack as barbaric and unacceptable and has vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice. A pastor was also killed in his church by the armed herdsmen.
His words: “I am saddened to learn about the attack on the people of Nkalaha of Ishielu Local Government Area, which led to the death of innocent citizens of the state. The attack is a flagrant disregard to the sanctity of human life.
“The attack which is not the first in the area is worrisome and a source of concern to the government and people of the state”.
The governor also assured the people of the state that his government was committed to protecting lives and properties and that it would ensure peace and security in the state.
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“However, as a government that is determined to secure our people by protecting lives and property, we shall take decisive steps to unravel the circumstances behind the attack,” the governor added.
He called on the people of the state to remain calm and law-abiding and to cooperate with the security agencies in their efforts to apprehend the perpetrators of the attack.
“Ebonyi people are very hospitable and wondered why such attacks on regular intervals,” the governor added.
“Our people are very accommodating, but strangers should not take advantage of their calmness to unleash terror on them”.
Nwifuru therefore directed security agencies to mobilize fully to the area to bring the situation under control, as he commiserated with the families of the victims, assuring that the perpetrators would be brought to book.
“My thoughts and prayers are with you in this difficult moment, but be assured that you will not be left alone and that the perpetrators will be brought to book,” he said.
Meanwhile, police authorities in Ebonyi have said that over 10 bodies had been recovered from the scene of the incident.
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