Ebonyi govt confirms attack on APGA guber candidate, denies Ebubeagu involvement

Ebonyi State government on Friday confirmed the attack on the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Prof Benard Odoh by

The state government disclosed this, through the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Uchenna Orji and the State Consultant on Security, Stanley Okoro Emegha while briefing newsmen at the old government house in Abakaliki.

He said, “The formation of Ebubeagu, translated from the neighbourhood watch to Ebubeagu and government is paying heavily on its complimentary role to the security agencies. They have limits as continued in the law that established it. There are certain levels at which will alert the police. “If it has happened to an APC person, we wouldn’t accuse anybody but it happened to APGA. We need to come together and talk about, which area we can contribute to secure our society. Instead, we issue blame to one another to gain cheap political relevance.

“Ebubeagu Operatives are being slaughtered like anything. And, we can’t accuse PDP or APGA but it is happening. Even when some of them are having a hand in those things.

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