Afrigather 
Two individuals had been killed and beheaded whereas seven others had been kidnapped by suspected Ezza warriors in Ikachi Akparata village in Effium, Ohaukwu Native Authorities Space of Ebonyi State.
5 homes had been additionally reportedly burnt within the space when the soldiers attacked the neighborhood within the early hours of Sunday, Might 19, 2024.
Ezza and Effium communities have been enmeshed in lethal clashes since 2021, with many lives misplaced and properties price billions of naira destroyed.
About two weeks in the past, suspected fighters attacked Inikiri Umuezeoka locally and killed eleven individuals, together with a pregnant lady, youngsters between ages of two and 12, aged women and men and burnt 30 homes.
The spokesperson for the State Police Command, DSP Joshua Ukandu, who confirmed the incident stated that the assailants additionally destroyed property price hundreds of thousands of naira within the space.
He stated that the police have been working with different safety businesses to revive peace into the world and to additionally verify the reason for the newest flare-up of communal clashes within the space.
“We’re conscious of the assault and the command is on prime of the scenario. We’ve been working with different safety businesses to make sure that peace returned to the world,” the PPRO stated.
“The command can also be investigating the assault to determine the foundation reason behind the matter.”
The police spokesman stated that officers and males of the command had been dedicated to the safety of lives and property within the state.
