No fewer than twelve persons were yesterday reportedly brutalized and hospitalized following a crisis that rocked Ekoli-Edda community, Edda local government area, as result of town union headship tussle.
Recall that on 26th December, 2022, the residence of the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, was burnt down, and his younger brother and police orderly were killed, while on the 31st December, 2022, a seven-month pregnant woman and wife of the Ebubeagu Commander of Edda LGA, was killed and her house set ablaze, as a result of the same town union crisis.
reports that Ekoli-Edda community is boiling again, as the situation has created lots of apprehensions and palpable fear among members of the affected community. The twelve youths were reportedly beaten up because of their stand on the town union leadership tussle. The victims include: Chibuzor Agwu, Samuel , Sunday , Okeh Onwuka, Ufiem Orji Kalu, Anyele Ukaoma, Ugbo Ude, Mr. Okoro Stanley Onu, Kalu Anya, Nnachi Akanu Paul Oke, Orji Ama.
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