Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, has condemned the killing of 13 indigens of the State, residing in Ogboji in Orumba South Native Authorities Space of Anambra State.
In a Press Assertion issued by his Chief Press Secretary Dr Monday Uzor in Abakaliki on Wednesday, Nwifuru expressed deep shock and utter dismay over the ugly incident and known as for calm.
Based on the Assertion, ” Governor Francis Nwifuru has acquired with deep shock and utter dismay the tragic report of the grotesque killing of 13 Ebonyi indigenes, residing in Ogboji, Orumba South Native Authorities Space of Anambra State throughout their month-to-month city union assembly held penultimate Monday”
“This mindless act of violence towards law-abiding residents shouldn’t be solely barbaric however a direct assault on peace, unity, and the sanctity of human life”
The Assertion added, “It defy motive and logic {that a} group of Ebonyi individuals holding assembly in a peaceable method will probably be shot at on a detailed vary”
“It’s unacceptable, and I frown strongly at such heinous act in its entirety.”
The Assertion famous that Nwifuru has reached out to his Anambra State counterpart Professor Charles Soludo, and urged for a swift, thorough, and clear investigation into this tragic incident.
The Assertion famous that Nwifuru trusts that Anambra State authorities and related safety businesses, will work swiftly to apprehend and convey the perpetrators to justice.
It warned that failure or compromise has the efficiency to come back in between the connection of each states.
The Assertion added that whereas Nwifuru awaits the end result of investigations, he has earnestly appealed to Ebonyi individuals, significantly the affected households and communities, to stay calm and chorus from any type of reprisal or actions that will escalate tensions.
“Such barbarism has no place in modernity and state arsenals will probably be deployed to unmasked the perpetrators of the bloody killings” l
The Assertion assured that the administration in Ebonyi State stays dedicated to defending the lives and property of Ebonyi individuals each at dwelling and within the diaspora.
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