Gov David Umahi of Ebonyi State has ordered the arrest of the state All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha and a party Chieftain, Chief Eni Chima over communal unrest.
Report had it that there was a pandemonium over a supremacy battle between supporters of Okoro-Emegha and Chima, the House of Representatives candidate for Afikpo North/South federal constituency at Ekoli-Edda, Afikpo South LGA, on Dec. 26.
It was gathered that the battle led to the death of three persons and destruction of property worth millions of naira including Okoro-Emegha’s house.
However, Governor Umahi in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Strategy, Mr Chooks Oko and made available to newsmen on Tuesdays said that the govenor during an assessment tour of the area to determine the level of damages, expressed dismay at the unfortunate development.
The governor directed the state commissioner of police to arrest all those connected with the carnage and ensure they face justice.
The governor also announced the suspension of all social gatherings in Edda until normalcy returns.
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“He also urged the commissioner of police to deploy adequate security presence in the area to forestall further breakdown of law and order,” the statement read.
The governor’s aide remarked that the entire Ekoli-Edda has been cordoned by a combined team of the Police, Army and the Ebubeagu security outfit.