Five persons have been killed in a renewed boundary
crisis between Itim-Amagu in Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi state and
Adadama people of Cross River state. Confirming the incident to journalists
yesterday, the local government chairman of Ikwo, John Nnabo said the deceased
were from Ikwo, noting that the beheaded bodies of the victims have been
recovered while three others have been declared missing.
Nnabo noted he was
called on Thursday morning by his Vice over the incident, adding that the
victims had gone to the area to uproot their cassava and other food crops only
to be surrounded by the warlords of Adadama who unleashed mayhem on them.
Nnabo pointed out
that the problem has persisted because the Adadama people would always cross
the river boundary to the Ebonyi side to humiliate them.
In another
development, five policemen have been arrested and are currently undergoing
orderly trials for aiding the escape of a murder suspect, Ogonna Alioka aka
“Pilot” and other suspects of various offences from the police cell in the
state command.
Briefing newsmen,
the Commissioner of Police, Titus Lamorde noted that the deceased was kidnapped
from her home on January 18, 2017 at Egba Amanye community in Ivo LGA, murdered
and buried in a shallow grave at Lopkpanta forest in Abia state.
“After his arrest,
Ogonna was helping the police to nab the two other gang members but
unfortunately, on the night of October 22, policemen of the state CIID on
Cell/Counter duty allowed Ogonna Alioka and three other suspects escape. The
policemen on duty that day have all been arrested, detained, defaulted and
tried in an orderly room,” he said.
News
Source: - The Guardian | November 04, 2017.
Photo Source: - Vanguard | March 20, 2017.
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