- The actions were decided during an emergency meeting of the Ebonyi State Security Council convened to address the violence
- the attack reportedly left four people dead, beheaded, and destroyed over nine houses
- Under the new curfew, running daily from 2 p.m. to 10 a.m., all markets, shops, businesses, banks, and quarries are required to remain closed
Following a brutal attack in Okporojo village, Edda Local Government Area, Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has mandated the immediate closure of all schools in Amasiri clan and imposed a 20-hour daily curfew.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the attack reportedly left four people dead, beheaded, and destroyed over nine houses.
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The governor visited the affected community on Saturday, offering condolences to residents and instructing security agencies to apprehend and prosecute those responsible.
The actions were decided during an emergency meeting of the Ebonyi State Security Council convened to address the violence.
In a briefing after the council meeting in Abakaliki, Nwifuru revealed that two traditional rulers from the Amasiri clan have been dethroned, with official letters to be issued the following day.
In addition, all community leadership structures including development union executives, village heads, women and youth leaders, and other formal and informal groups have been dissolved.
Administrative oversight of the Amasiri clan will now be jointly handled by the chairmen of Afikpo, Ivo, Ohaozara, and Onicha local government areas until further notice.
The governor also confirmed that all government amenities in the area, including public and private schools and the Amasiri Development Centre, are to be shut down immediately. Teachers will be reassigned to other schools across the state.
A bill has been prepared for the State House of Assembly to repeal the sections of law establishing the Amasiri Development Centre, effectively removing it from Ebonyi State’s development centres.
Under the new curfew, running daily from 2 p.m. to 10 a.m., all markets, shops, businesses, banks, and quarries are required to remain closed.
Security agencies have been directed to act swiftly to apprehend the perpetrators of the Okporojo attack and recover the victims’ severed heads.
Governor Nwifuru stressed that the measures, though strict, are necessary to restore order and reassure residents of the government’s commitment to security. He warned that the state will not tolerate violence or lawlessness. “These resolutions take immediate effect,” he said.
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