Four members of a peace committee set up by both Ebonyi and Benue state governments to end the age-long boundary dispute between the people of Ngbo in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi and their neighbours Agila, in Ardo Local Government Area of Benue State, were on Thursday beheaded by unknown warlords.

Last week, Deputy Governors of Ebonyi and Benue states, Dr. Kelechi Igwe and Chief Benson Abonu held a meeting at the Government House, Abakaliki and inaugurated three committees namely, Inter-community peace committee, Ohaukwu/Ado Inter-Local Governments Peace Committee and a Technical Committee with members drawn from the National Boundary Commission, Office of Surveyor General of the Federation and Surveyors General of Ebonyi and Benue states to end killings, maiming and destructions in the crisis.



But on Wednesday, four members of the peace committee who hailed from Ngbo community, in the Ohaukwu LGA of Ebonyi State, were beheaded, while two others sustained severe injuries on their way to a peace meeting in Benue State over the crisis.

The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, on Thursday summoned a stakeholders’ meeting of people from the area and ordered the arrest of the chairman, Ohaukwu LGA of Ebonyi state, Hon. Clement Odah and 39 others over the killing.

The PUNCH reports that the incident took place barely a week after the inauguration of the committees.

Visibly angry Umahi ordered the police and the Department of State Services in the state to arrest stakeholders from the area and interrogate them over the crisis.

“Those arrested will be going to the police and DSS every day over the matter after their bail,” he said.

The governor said the killing was not ordinary and accused the stakeholders of causing the crisis.

He said, “I am not a fool. These things are done by you people. There is no any other person that did it. It is like you give somebody salt, you give him water. How can you say that these people killed were ambushed?

“I have asked them to audit all your resources, those of you from Ohaukwu Local Government Area.”


But briefing the governor at Executive Chamber of the Government House earlier, the Chairman of Ohaukwu, Clement Odah, noted that the killings occurred barely one week after the Deputy Governor of Benue State and his Ebonyi counterpart, including the Chairman of Ardo LGA of Benue State, visited Ebonyi State and inaugurated three committees to find a lasting solution to the killings in the area.

Source:https://punchng.com/ebonyi-benue-boundary-crisis-gunmen-behead-peace-panel-members/

Animals everywhere...

I don't understand.
Those killed are from Ebonyi and those arrested for the killings are from Ebonyi too?

instead of wasting lives,federal government should forceful take over communities involving in boundary disputes if involving 2 states. residents should vacate affected communities and their houses should be demolished.in history,villages,towns even cities had been wiped out. nonsense

In what way are these people different from Boko Haram?

All this people sha them no Dey taya to fight .

I think Benue is becoming the biblical Israel, One day one war. Can’t they rest? They’re fighting for a piece of land that the cattle rearers will surely take away from them.

I'm tired for these children of hate

Man inhumanity to man everywhere

dokyOloye:
I don't understand.
Those killed are from Ebonyi and those arrested for the killings are from Ebonyi too?

By virtue of the governor's remark, it is obvious he knows a whole lot about the crises. By the way, I have seen people kill their own kinsmen, just to fan the embers of war

seanfer:
I think Benue is becoming the biblical Israel, One day one war. Can’t they rest? They’re fighting for a piece of land that the cattle rearers will surely take away from them.

They should just give it up to Ebonyi people that would kill them too.

Lol

Hope this won't cause unrest in those 2 states.The government of both states should work things out to stop this unnecessary killings

Why can't we just spread love instead of hate....

What a sad incidence.
Are they the ones causing the conflict or the people don't want peace?
Government should use all machineries to stop the nonsense fight in the name of land grabbing.
R I P to them.

So they have started again? Please whoever that will be travelling to Ogoja through Ebonyi state should be very careful.

As long as you see Commercial bus like Peace Mass Transit drivers parking and waiting along the road; please follow them and park. Those guys got no chill along that boundary area. They kill anything at sight. No time to ask whether you are from Ebonyi or Benue

ouch!!!

Two barbaric people....ebonyi benue
Very backward and ugly looking people

Yet those bastards and savages are asking that my brothers and sisters sat at home to mourn their dead. Sit at home indeed.

God punish those demons called ipod and all the sub-demonic shines who support them.

Four members of a peace committee set up by both Ebonyi and Benue state governments to end the age-long boundary dispute between the people of Ngbo in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi and their neighbours Agila, in Ardo Local Government Area of Benue State, were on Thursday beheaded by unknown warlords

This is simply BARBARIC!

Some people got no chills at all...

capitalzero:
instead of wasting lives,federal government should forceful take over communities involving in boundary disputes if involving 2 states. residents should vacate affected communities and their houses should be demolished.in history,villages,towns even cities had been wiped out. nonsense

did u read your post ...are you ok .I mean are u high on weed or something.

welcome to naija where there is no more goodnews, only disturbing news , nothing graphic about anything brutal, we are used to it.

Celestial777:
Two barbaric people....ebonyi benue Very backward and ugly looking people

Clap for yourself.... Mr. Nigeria In your mind, you've made a sensible comment. Pls let's see your picture

I think the FG needs to urgently step-up efforts to settle the agelong and unabated boundary disputes in that SE/SS/Middlebelt axis. From Anambra/Enugu/Kogi to Ebonyi/Cross-River/Benue, etc. The violence is getting out of hand.