Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State has appealed to the Ezzillo and Iyionu people in Ishielu Local Government Area of the state to sheath their sword and give peace a chance. He frowned at the situation where the youth took laws into their hands without recourse to the Government. The Governor directed the youths to keep off the disputed land, charged them to avoid reprisal attacks in order not to further worsen the security situation in the area. “I want the youth to remain in their localities, remain peaceful, do not come to block the expressway again and remember, do not go to the disputed land again. Conveyance of passengers from there and other terminals has not kickstarted as the terminals are still under construction and workers were found there…Ebonyi communal crisis: Umahi tasks Ezillo, Iyionu people to embrace peaceEbonyi communal crisis: Umahi tasks Ezillo, Iyionu people to embrace peace

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 21, 2021 15:56 UTC