The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, has reacted to the killing of at least 25 persons in Egedegede community in the Ishielu Local Government Area of the state, saying that despite protecting Fulani herdsmen in the state and South-East region, they still killed his people.
Visiting the scene of the occurrence on Tuesday, the governor stated that he knew the
sponsors of the Fulani herdsmen’s killings, but would not disclose their identities yet.
The governor confirmed that AK-47-wielding herdsmen killed at least “15 persons” from the information he got.
It was learnt from residents that the attackers came in on Monday night to carry out the mass killings, which the police and the state government have repeatedly failed to curtail.
Reacting in an interview with newsman, Governor Umahi said, “We are in Ishielu where the AK-47 herdsmen came yesterday (Monday) and killed 15 of the members of this community.
I remember a year ago that we had an incident of the killing of two herdsmen within this same location.
And immediately, the security agencies and local government chairman, and community leaders all came together to condemn the attack and killing and we immediately asked the security agencies to fish out the people who did it.
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