There is tension presently in Oruku and Umuode communities in the Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State as both have concluded plans to resume hostilities against each other after years of truce. SaharaReporters learnt that already some of the trouble making residents had distributed AK-47 rifles and General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG) to the militants to attack each other at any time.
January 4, 2023Oruku and Umuode communities had engaged in bitter communal conflict which claimed so many lives until few years ago, when incumbent governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi brokered truce.
Recall that Oruku and Umuode communities had engaged in bitter communal conflict which claimed so many lives until few years ago, when incumbent governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi brokered truce. It reported penultimate Wednesday, that 10 houses had been burnt among whom were those of the murdered traditional ruler, Igwe Emmanuel Mba; former local government chairman, Hon. Ejike Ani and his younger brother, Agozie Ani.SaharaReporters had reported on November 18, 2022 that same militant who had vowed that there would be no peace in the community had killed two people that supported Enugu State government peace and reconciliation initiative.
"People have deserted Oruku community. Every morning and evening, you hear shootings with all kinds of sounds."Lamenting the ugly development, another resident who had fled the community, Mr Agozie Ani, said the worst in the whole crisis was that the state government had conspicuously remained silent on the atrocities going on.
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