He however, noted that State investigation revealed that the Agila people hired herdsmen mercenaries to execute the killings and destructions in the area.
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This was part of resolutions reached during an expanded security council meeting held on Thursday at the State Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Abakaliki, presided over by Governor David Umahi.
There had been reports that Fulani herdsmen carried out the attack in the early hours of Monday.
The decision was part of Wednesday’s enlarged State Security Council meeting held at the Executive Council chambers, Abakaliki, presided over by Governor David Umahi.
The announcement was contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abakiliki by Deputy Governor Kelechi Igwe.
The relations raised the appeal in Abakaliki on Wednesday as they accompanied the immediate families of the deceased to receive the N1 million donation made to each of them by the Ebonyi State Government.
The summit, with the theme: “Youth engagement in national development,” was organised to reposition the youths for the challenges brought about by the aftermath of the nationwide #EndSARS protests as well as facilitate ways for economic and social recovery.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the crisis between the two communities started in January due to a leadership tussle among members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in the area.
Governor David Umahi made the call on Friday in Abakaliki during a stakeholders’ meeting convened by the Commissioner of Police in the state to evolve ways of permanently checking the clashes.
The Commissioner for Information and Orientation in the state, Uchenna Orji, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Abakaliki on the outcome of Thursday’s State Executive Council meeting.
The ban was contained in a statement by Francis Nweze, Special Assistant to Governor David Umahi on Media and Publicity, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abakaliki.
The meeting was to amicably resolve the face-off between both parties, which has disrupted academic activities in the Ebonyi State University
The event, organised by the State Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, was held at the International Conference Centre, Abakaliki on Tuesday.
Godwin Igwe, Head of Department, Child Development, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, gave the warning on Friday while addressing the case of a child who had been abused by her guardians.
The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Uchenna Orji, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abakaliki.
The governor gave the directive in a statement on Wednesday in Umuahia by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Francis Nwaze.
The review, which took immediate effect, was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to State Government, Dr. Kenneth Ugbala.
Moses Nomeh, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources gave the charge on Saturday in Abakaliki during a meeting with the Fisheries Cooperative Federation of Nigeria.
Governor David Umahi disclosed this to journalists on Friday after an assessment tour of level of damages on institutions and public facilities in the State by the protesters.
The agreement was aimed at offering the business conglomerates a place in the Ebonyi ultramodern Shopping Mall to establish their businesses in the State.