Herdsmen Allegedly Kill 50 Persons in Three Communities in Ebonyi State

Information available to profjaysblog has it that the fulani herdsmen has allegedly killed about 50 persons in about three communities of Ebonyi-Benue states borders.

We had earlier reported that these herdsmen had on saturday 29th May, 2021 invaded Odoke Ishieke, Obakota Ishieke and Ndiobasi Ishieke communities in Ebonyi and killed over 30 persons. We further discovered that most of the people killed were pregnant women and nursing mothers.

The affected communities shared common boundaries with Ardo Local Government Area of Benue State. Security personnel have been recovering dead bodies from the bush in the affected areas since the attack and the killings started.

A resident of one of the area, who simply gave his name as Nwegede, told our correspondent that 31 bodies were recovered in Ndiobasi Ishieke, 6 in Odoke Ishieke and 15 bodies in Obakota Ishieke.

Many victims of the attack are still receiving treatment at Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki 2(FETHA2) and a health centre close to the scene of the incidents run by AMURT.

Commissioner for Capital City Development, Onyekachi Nwebonyi, who hails from the area, said over 30 bodies have been evacuated from bushes around the affected communities.

He said: “it is a very unfortunate situation. We got a very sad news yesterday morning that armed herdsmen invaded Izzi land particularly in a place called Ndiobashi and killed so many of our people.

“We quickly alerted the security agencies to come to their aid but unfortunately, the Benue state government who claimed ownership of the area could not respond positively.

“But we commend the Governor of Ebonyi state who upon hearing the incident, swung into action even though the land is in dispute and sent the security agencies to repel the attacks.

As I speak to you, over 30 bodies have been evacuated and as I talk, the soldiers are still evacuating more dead bodies in the bush.

“ I visited there yesterday and the victims narrated their ordeals but of a truth, the area is in disarray.

“People are in panic but we have been able to encourage them to complement the efforts of the security agencies to beef up security in the area so that the ugly incident doesn’t reoccur.”