Governors Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia and his
Imo State counterpart, Rochas Okorocha,
have said​ that​ the killing of five “Hausa-
Fulani” herdsmen in a forest along the
border of the two states was done by
“miscreants​”.
Mr. Okorocha said the attack was not
directed at a particularly ethnic group as two
Igbos were also killed in the attack.​​
The State Security Service, SSS, had on
Saturday said it discovered mass graves of
“Hausa-Fulani” residents abducted and
murdered by suspected members of the
Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, in Abia
State.
Messrs. Ikpeazu and Okorocha spoke on
Monday in Umuahia, the Abia State capital,
on the outcome of a Joint Security Council
meeting of the two states, apparently
disagreeing with the spy agency’s
statement.
Mr. Ikpeazu said kidnapping had become a
recurring decimal in the area, adding that the
meeting was convened to make a bold
statement on the security challenges that
confronted both states.
“We condemn the killings as it concerns the
five Fulani men that were abducted and
assassinated in a forest.
“And we are all united in the fact that the
particular forest and such other forests will
be rid of criminals that use them as
hideouts.
“It is our responsibility to protect lives and
property of people that reside in Abia, as
security agencies of both states have been
mandated to cross the borders of both
states to hunt down criminals,” Mr. Ikpeazu
said.
He said the time when criminals would
launch attacks and hide in Imo and or Abia
State had become a thing of the past.
In his remarks, Mr. Okorocha also
condemned the killing, saying the culprits
would be punished.
“On the issue of the killing of five Fulani men
that has caused tension, the culprits have
been arrested and will be dealt with under
the law as well as made to pay the ultimate
price,” he said.
Mr. Okorocha said the killing was a case of
kidnapping and had nothing to do with
ethnicity.
“Information reaching us reveal that it is not
just five Fulani men as there are two
corpses believed to be Igbos from the area,
so it is not a direct attack on any ethnic
group”, he added.
Awa Kalu, the Security Adviser to Abia
Governor, said “the alleged killing of
herdsmen should be in Isuikwuato Local
Government Area, along the border between
Abia and Imo around Uturu axis”.
Mr. Kalu, a retired captain, said the suspects
arrested in connection with the crime had
been giving useful information to the
security agencies.
(NAN)


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who should I believe now.?

I still maintain that no body was killed!!

the DSS should release a comprehensive audit report about d fallacy to prove Nigerians wrong ..

meanwhile

#dssunderbuhar now trending on twitter

Why is it that when a news emanate from one quarter,the Apc media house will come out with their own version of the news to counter the other news.Confusion everywhere

The trouble that the DSS want to cause will actually reach them

k

Nigeria the contraption created by the british, built on satanism, founded on lies, used for experiment, the only expiring so called country that expired in 2014......... Nigeria will keep on asking where they got it wrong for a very long time without getting any answer. Any thing built on lies, murder and injustice does not last long