The Ebonyi State Government on Monday reacted to footages on social media purportedly showing the border crisis between Igbeagu community of the state and Ukelle community of Cross River State.

Emmanuel Onwe, Commissioner for Information, insisted that the video was posted by some wicked individuals with ulterior motives.

“First, the video in question trended for several weeks in 2017 and purportedly emanated from Boko Haram atrocities in the Lake Chad Basin region”, he said.

“The observable injuries are not characteristics of injuries inflicted by gunshots or machete cuts which were weapons reportedly deployed by those engaged in the confrontation in the Ebonyi/Cross River crisis.

“Anyone who cares to pay attention to the language in the video would have instantly appreciated that the clearly audible language spoken by the beleaguered victims is French and not any known Nigerian language or dialect.

“To post a video of such charged and aggravating content and link it to the clashes at the border of both states, is an act of stupidity and mind-boggling ignorance,” he said.

Onwe noted that such insensitive and reckless posts were capable of sparking devastating events of unpredictable nature and those who initiated and propagated it would have blood on their hands.

“The Ebonyi Government will stop at nothing to make them answerable for their inflammatory actions, even as the communal clash has been brought under reasonable control.

“The military operatives have established a firm occupation of the disputed territory,” he added.

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