EBONYI STATE GOVERNMENT TAKES ADEQUATE SECURITY MEASURES TO PROTECT THE REGION FROM FURTHER ATTACKS

The Ebonyi State Government has observed with displeasure the attack of Nwori Ndi-Obasi Village in Ado LGA of Benue State in the early hours of Sunday and this has made them to take adequate security measures to protect the Region.

The unfortunate incident was perpetrated by suspected herders who attacked unsuspecting inhabitants of the village by killing, maiming and burning down several houses. The concern of the State Government is however heightened against the backdrop that the victims of the attack in the affected village are predominantly made up of people of Izzi extraction in Izzi LGA who are indigenes of Benue State.

However, to avoid the possible spill-over of the attack to the neighboring villages of Okwofuruike, Odoke and Ohabuleodo respectively, in Izzi and Ebonyi LGAs, Ebonyi State Government effectively mobilized and dispatched a combined team of Security Agencies and members of Ebubeagu Security Outfit to ensure that peace is restored in the troubled area.

Meanwhile, the State Government has equally taken necessary steps with a view to settling the hospital bill of survivors of the attack with different degree of injuries who are currently hospitalized at Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki and Sudan Mission Hospital, Onuenyim Izzi while His Excellency, the Governor of Ebonyi State has directed for the immediate distribution of relieve materials to the bereaved families and displaced victims.

Therefore, the good people of the neighbouring villages of Okwofuruike, Odoke and Ohabuleodo in Izzi LGA have been urged to remain calm as the Ebonyi State Government is not only on top of the situation but is committed to protecting lives and property of citizens of the state. 

Credit: EONS Intelligence