US EditionNigeria: Police Arrest Government Official, Two Traditional Rulers Over Ebonyi Killings
Four people were killed in a land dispute attack; police arrested 10 suspects including a development coordinator and two traditional rulers, officials said.
- On Monday, Ebonyi police spokesperson Joshua Ukandu said they arrested Anya Baron-Ogbonnia and two traditional rulers over Thursday's killings.
- Residents and officials trace the violence to a longstanding land dispute between the people of Okporojor in Oso Edda community and the Amasiri community in Afikpo Local Government Area, with authorities saying Amasiri had not shown commitment to peace since Saturday.
- Earlier police updates noted that suspected Amasiri warlords attacked Okporojor village in Oso Edda on Thursday, January 29, killing four people and arresting 10 others, authorities say.
- The state government suspended recognition of Amasiri leaders, withdrawing certificates of recognition from traditional rulers and dissolving all town union leaderships.
- A joint security operation involving the Nigerian Army, State Security Services and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps arrested the coordinator, two traditional rulers and others over the Thursday attack.
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Okporojo bloodshed: Police arrest development centre coordinator, two monarchs
The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Amasiri Development Centre coordinator, Anya Baron-Ogbonnia, in connection with the killing of four persons in Okporojo, Edda Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, made the disclosure while briefing journalists in Abakaliki on Tuesday. According to him, the arrest followed a joint security operation involving the Nigerian Army, the S…
Nigeria: Police Arrest Government Official, Two Traditional Rulers Over Ebonyi Killings
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi had earlier sacked political appointees and dethroned traditional rulers from the Amasiri community over alleged complicity in the violent land dispute.
Police arrest government official, two traditional rulers over Ebonyi killings
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi had earlier sacked political appointees and dethroned traditional rulers from the Amasiri community over alleged complicity in the violent land dispute. The post Police arrest government official, two traditional rulers over Ebonyi killings appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Police Arrest Government Official, Two Monarchs Over Ebonyi Killings
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested the coordinator of the Amasiri Development Centre, Anya Baron-Ogbonnia. He was arrested along with two traditional rulers, in connection with the recent killings in Okporojo community, Edda Local Government Area. Four people were killed in the attack, with reports that some of the victims were beheaded. The police […]
Police arrest monarchs over killing of four in Ebonyi
The Police in Ebonyi say it has arrested Mr Anya Baron-Ogbonnia, Coordinator of Amasiri Development Centre in Afikpo in connection with the killing of four persons in Edda Local Government Area (LGA).SP Joshua Ukandu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abakaliki.Ukandu said that the arrest followed a joint operation involving the Army, the Dir…
Police arrest Govt Official, two monarchs, others over Ebonyi Attack
Police authorities in Ebonyi have arrested the coordinator of Amasiri Development Centre, Anya Baron-Ogbonnia, in Afikpo Local Government Area, and two traditional rulers, over the killings in Okporojo, Edda Local Government Area of the state. Four people were beheaded during the attack. The Ebonyi Police Command’s spokesman, Joshua Ukandu, identified the traditional rulers as Onyaidam Bassey and Godfrey Oko-Obia. “Yes, following the attack, the…
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