Fear grips community, hunger looms as orphan, others relive Ebonyi’s day of horror, agony - News Summed Up

Fear grips community, hunger looms as orphan, others relive Ebonyi’s day of horror, agony


Traversing the villages of the agrarian community is a herculean task due to the deplorable roads. Umuogodo-Akpu Ngbo is a border community sharing boundaries with the Agila people of the Ado Local Government Area of Benue State. Her father, Mr Fidelis Ali; mother, Helen Ali; stepmother and a visitor were among the 10 persons killed on March 10, 2020, during the attack that lasted over two hours. “Two, that the government of Ebonyi State is in touch with the leadership of the Fulani herdsmen (Miyetti Allah), who denied involvement in the attack. “Four, that the recent attack on Ngbo is linked to the age-long crisis between the community and their Agila neighbours of Benue State.”Also, governor David Umahi, absolved the Fulani herdsmen of the attack on Umuogodo-Akpu Ngbo community.


Source: Punch April 23, 2021 00:03 UTC



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