Four people have been killed over a boundary dispute involving two communities in the Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State......CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>>>
Speaking to THE WHISTLER on Friday, a member of one of the communities said that the land dispute is between the Umuobor and Ogwor villages, who have been fighting over a land called ‘Elueke’ in the area.
The coordinator of Akaeze Development Centre, Chinasa Okorie also confirmed the incident on Thursday in Abakaliki, describing the killing as “wicked”.
“Among the four persons killed, three were said to be part of a contingent that entered the disputed land to harvest yams on Wednesday while a woman was killed on Monday,” he said.
Okorie pleaded with the communities to remain calm and peaceful and avoid any act capable of escalating the dispute.
“The government has declared it a buffer zone, so nobody is allowed to enter the land,” the coordinator said.
Meanwhile, the PRO of the police command in the state, SP Joshua Ukandu, however, said the command was only aware of the killing of a woman on Feb. 17.
“We know about the incident involving the killing of a woman on Feb. 17.
“That is the one we have the information, the command is investigating the matter.
“Officers and men have been deployed to the area,” Ukandu said.