Renewed hostility between Ogwo in Ishiagu Neighborhood and their neighbours in Akaeze, each in Ivo Native Authorities Space (LGA) of Ebonyi State have claimed the lives of two individuals, the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) stories.
Ishiagu and Akaeze Communities have been embroiled in a long time of boundary disputes which have claimed a whole lot of lives from each side. Reacting to the newest incident, the LGA Chairman, Chief Emmanuel Aja, condemned the killing and vowed to unmask the perpetrators.
Aja gave the peace of mind in a press release issued in Abakiliki and made obtainable to newsmen on Sunday. He gave assurance that the killers have to be fished out and prosecuted.
In keeping with him, nobody concerned in perpetrating evil within the council nor concerned in killing human beings within the space would go unpunished. The council boss charged safety companies to beef up safety within the space, particularly across the flash factors to keep away from reprisal assault.
“I strongly condemn the grotesque homicide of two indigenes of Ogwor Neighborhood in Ishiagu by individuals suspected to be from Umobor Neighborhood in Akaeze.
“That is the impact of a land dispute between the 2 communities, which has lasted for many years, and my administration has carried out its finest to deal with the problem since we got here on board.
“A committee I constituted has mediated on it and got here up with a decision that the mentioned land shall be parcellated this November; an answer adopted by the stakeholders of the 2 communities, however to my shock, this evil act got here up.
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