EBONYI SUNDAY KILLINGS EXECUTED BY COMMUNITY CRIMINALS, NOT HERDSMEN — GOV NWIFURU

ABAKALIKI — Governor Francis Nwifuru of
Ebonyi State has clarified that the gruesome
killings on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at
Amagu Nkalaha in Ishielu Local Government
Area were carried out by criminal elements
within the community, not herdsmen
as previously alleged.
Speaking after a church service at the
Government House Chapel, the governor
said preliminary investigations by security
agencies revealed that the attacks were
perpetrated by local hoodlums.
“The recent killings at Amegu Nkalaha
Community were carried out by some
criminal elements from within the community,
not herdsmen as earlier alleged,” Governor
Nwifuru stated. “This is an unfortunate situation.”
The attack last Sunday saw suspected
gunmen invade three villages in the
Nkalaha community, killing about
17 people and burning several houses.
Governor Nwifuru also announced the
recall of four commissioners and the
Executive Secretary of the State
Primary Healthcare Development Agency,
who were suspended in November last year.