Reps urge security agents to comb forests, end killings in Ebonyi

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, called on heads of security agencies to comb forests in Ebonyi State being used by arsonists. It said that the

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, called on heads of security agencies to comb forests in Ebonyi State being used by arsonists.In the adopted resolution by the lower legislative Chamber, the lawmakers called on the Chief of Army Staff to set up a military checkpoint at Amaeze Expressway, Ishiagu, Ivo LGA, Ebonyi State.

The lawmaker explained that the brutal killing of Ejike Egwu and numerous others by terrorists ravaging farmlands and rural communities in Amaeze and the setting ablaze of his corpse was a gory incident. He further explained: “In the attack, Mr Ejike Egwu was killed on the spot and his body set ablaze, while Mr Onyekachi Nwaeni sustained severe, life-threatening gunshot wounds and has been lying critically ill at the intensive care unit of the hospital where he was rushed to after the attack.

The lawmaker wondered how serial killings have been going on without a challenge from security agents, adding that on January 9, 2022, the trio of Messrs Orji Anthony, Ogonna and Ajah Uka , were shot and their bodies butchered and littered all over Amaeze farm road.

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