Odoh quoted villagers and information available on social media as stating that 10 persons were killed on Friday. Dead bodies littered the communities when the deputy governor visited the area on Sunday. Also arrested were some 30 other major stakeholders from the communities, including coordinators of Effium and Effium South Development Centres, Mr Sunday Agbo and Mrs Eucharia Ogwale, respectively. A former Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and Special Assistant on Market Development, Emmanuel Uzor, as well as his counterpart in charge of Parks Development, Mr Emmanuel Igwe, were equally arrested. A former lawmaker, who represented the Ohaukwu North State Constituency and Governor David Umahi’s Special Assistant on Youth Development, Mr Frank Onwe, was also among those arrested.

Source: Punch January 24, 2021 23:48 UTC