The Traditional Ruler of Ihie Autonomous community in Ivo local Government Area of the State, Eze Gabriel Uzoma Okoro has warned those spreading false information on crisis that rocked the community recently to desist from such to forestall an escalation of the crisis in the peaceful area. In an interview with journalists in Abakaliki, the State…
The Amaeze Community in Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi, says it has withdrawn its earlier consent granted to Mr Joseph Nomeh for the operation of a quarry on the Mboro-Ajayim land. The withdrawal, conveyed in a letter to the Director-General, Mining Cadastral Office (MCO), Abuja, dated June 27, 2024, affected Quarry Lease No….
The Police Command in Anambra says the recent killing of 10 persons in Ogboji, Orumba-South Local Government Area (LGA) of the state was not targeted at indigenes of Ebonyi. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Awka. Ikenga…
Gov Francis Nwifuru has urged relevant authorities to arrest and prosecute those who reportedly killed 13 Ebonyi indigenes, holding their town union meeting in Anambra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that an online video which circulated on July 1, showed the mangled bodies of the victims at Ogboji in Orumba South Local Government…
The Police Command in Ebonyi on Sunday, arrested one Chibuzor Nworie, over alleged robbery at Onuebonyi Junction in Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state. SP Joshua Ukandu, Spokesman of the command in a statement said the arrest took place in the early hours of Sunday. Ukandu explained that the suspect was apprehended after the…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Ebonyi Command, has arrested a male suspect over an alleged murder of his neighbour, Mrs Rose Awoke, on Monday night. SP Joshua Ukandu, Spokesman of the command told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Tuesday that the suspect allegedly killed the 60-year-old woman by hitting her severally….
The Ebonyi Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says it has reactivated its temporary Internally Displaced Persons Camps (IDP) in the state to prepare against any eventual flooding. Mr Clement Ovuoba, Executive Secretary of the agency, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Wednesday. Ovuoba said the reactivation followed…
The Police Force Ebonyi Command has foiled a kidnapping attempt at Mile 50 Layout, Abakaliki, the state capital. Spokesperson of the command, SP Joshua Ukandu, told reporters on Monday that officers also recovered the vehicle of the victim, Nneka Onyibe. According to Ukandu, on March 30 at about 8:30 pm, the command received a report…
The Police Command in Ebonyi on Wednesday said it arrested one person in connection with the Sunday attack by suspected hoodlums on Amagu village, Nkalaha community in Ishielu Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mrs Adaku Uche-Anya, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki that the police operatives of…
The Police in Ebonyi have confirmed 10 persons dead in an attack launched by suspected gunmen at Amagu village in Ishielu Local Government Area of the state, The spokesman of the command, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident on Sunday in Abakaliki while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Ukandu said that the…
