Four persons have been confirmed killed in different attacks at Ikachi village and Igede village in the Akparata area of Effium in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
A spokesperson for the Ebonyi State Police Command, Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the attack to Channels Television on Monday.
The police spokesperson said that two persons were killed and seven others abducted during the attack which happened on Sunday, adding that properties worth millions of naira were destroyed by the attackers.
“We are aware of the attack, two persons were killed and seven others kidnapped. The command is on top of the situation.
“We are working with other security agencies to ensure that peace returns to the area,” Ukandu stated.
Less than 24 hours after two persons were killed and seven others abducted at Ikachi village, two more persons have been reportedly killed in another attack at Igede village in the Akparata area of Effium community located in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
The two persons were beheaded and houses razed during the attack on Monday morning, as the whereabouts of a 10-year-old boy was still unknown.
The Ebonyi Police Spokesperson noted that the military and mobile policemen have been stationed in the community to protect the people and to forestall any reprisal.
Ezza Effium and Effium communities have been in a communal war since January 2021 and the state government is doing everything possible to restore peace in the war torn area.
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