- The tragic incident happened in Ogwor, a community in the Ishiagu clan, in the Ivo Local Government Area of the State.
In Ebonyi State, a land dispute has claimed the lives of two people while the whereabouts of three others remain unknown.
The tragic incident happened in Ogwor, a community in the Ishiagu clan, in the Ivo Local Government Area of the State.
The slain locals are an elderly woman from the area and a labourer, who was helping to cultivate her farmland.
The assailants were said to be from Omobor village, Akaeze community, in the Ivo council area, which has been having a land dispute spanning decades.
“Akaeze people invaded our farm and killed an aged woman working on her farm and also shot a man working in the same farm.” Punch quoted a source familiar with the matter as saying.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident, saying security operatives have been dispatched to the troubled spot to restore peace and normalcy.
He said, “Yes, two persons were killed. The police have deployed tactical teams to the area and restored normalcy. Investigation has commenced into the matter.”
The chairperson of the Ivo council, Chief Emmanuel Ajah, decried the killings when and vowed to bring the killers to book.
According to him, “‘This is a resultant effect of a land dispute between the two communities which has lasted for decades, and my administration has done her best to handle this issue since we came on board.
“A committee I formed had mediated on this issue and came up with a resolution that the said land should be parcelled this November 2024; a solution adopted by the stakeholders of the two communities, but to my surprise, this evil act came up.”
The council boss noted he had visited the area alongside security agents during which he condoled with the victims’ families to foster a peaceful atmosphere in the communities involved
Discussion about this post