Police confirm eight killed in Ebonyi attack
However, officials of the state government believe otherwise and blame stakeholders in the area for the situation.Loveth Odah, the Police Public Relations Officer, told the News Agency of Nigeria that in the attack which occurred on Saturday, four of the victims were beheaded.
The spokesperson gave the names of the beheaded victims as James Aleke, 55, Innocent Agbo, 65, Chukwu Enwe, 46, and Livinus Idoko, 70.“The victims whose bodies were still intact are Ngozi Idenyi, 32, Jonathan Onwe, 10, Ify Aleke, 51, and Susanna Ogba, 54, while Okeh Nwankwo, 53, is currently hospitalised.
The state governor, David Umahi, during a visit to the area on Sunday, however, criticised stakeholders in the area for allowing the killings to continue.
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