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‘There’s Nothing Like Unknown Gunmen’, Ebonyi Gov Blames South Easterners For Killings In Region

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has blamed some persons in the South East for the widespread violence in the region.

The governor said this while reacting to the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

The outlawed group had declared a weekly shutdown of the South East in protest of the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, its leader.

But Umahi warned residents against observing the order, threatening to sack any worker who obeys IPOB’s directive.

Umahi said any shop that fails to open on Mondays will lose its right of occupancy.

“I have therefore directed that any civil servant who is absent from work is automatically sacked and those absent in any of our construction sites would also be sacked.”

“Any shop or stall in Ebonyi that does not open for business will lose its right of occupancy and I want this directive to be widely publicised,” he said.

He also asked people in the region to speak against the rising cases of violence.

“No one can wage war in the south-east and our people especially the youths should rise and condemn such acts.”

“There is nothing like unknown gunmen as those killing and the ones being killed are citizens of the zone,” he said.

Umahi said security personnel who have dedicated their lives to protect the people do not deserve to be killed.

“I have directed the security agencies and the Ebubeagu security outfit to be on daily patrol across Ebonyi and flush out all unruly behaviour from the state,” he said.

“The police personnel killed inside the vehicle which plunged into a mining pit is another supreme sacrifice from security agencies.” (NAN)

Monogamy:
69 million Igbos?

Please where did you get that statistics from?

OfoIgbo:
Buhari ran to the UK to avoid the SIA.

He may run away again when Kanu is to appear in court

kettykin:
God bless those who reconsidered the little children taking NECO and suspended the sit at home , IPOB has for all time shown they are listening organisation and an organsiation that will never go against the interest of igbos

EmekaA125:
Useless, idiotic and nonsensical post. Ezi

mbaise1000:
The op Is certainly a simple mind and the target of his post is little minds like himself, because his post is too childish irresponsible aimed at causing disharmony and nothing more

joe54:
God punish buhari and ipob join together may they suffer pain all the days of their life. Just disturbing good productive people of Nigeria.

Gentlerespect76:
You are crassly foolish for using this type of language in describing the Igbo. You can still coat your hate in innuendos but no, you just fire blindly like the unfortunate child that you are! Grow into a gentle man no matter who brought you up as old things should ordinarily pass away.

Chris525:
You are such a fool. At your age and after everything you see everyday in this country you open your mouth to say one party is good and the other is bad.

There are both good and bad people on both sides, your focus should be on the individuals they are putting forward, their competence and capacity.

If you follow this rule, you can vote Apga for President, PDP senate, APC reps. It doesn’t have to be one party all through. Just vote the party with the best candidate with the capacity not necessarily to lead, but to serve.

tatatar:
Na by just budget?
India's first mars mission cost $74million while USA own cost about $3billion. America spends way more in accomplishing the same thing.