The Social Democratic Party, SDP flag bearer for Ado State Constituency, Benue State, has condenmed the heinous attack on the Ezza Community in OKPOBLA, Apa Ward, Ado Local Government Area of Benue State.
Expressing displeasure on a telephone conversation with the Ezza Community through their Youth leader, Comrade Otubo Jeremaiah on Wednesday, the Member, Benue State House of Assembly hopeful come 2023, described the attack as inhuman, barbaric, archaic and unjustifiable.
He said, “Any anger that can lead to the destruction of lives and properties is against God which must be condemned strongly in its entirety”.
The Social Democratic Party-SDP candidate who immediately contacted the DSS representative in Ado over the attack, called on all relevant government agencies in Benue and Ebonyi States to be proactive in resolving the lingering crisis between Effium Community and Ezza who live within the boundary areas. This is a conflict that has lasted for more than a year now, claiming many lives and hundreds of millions of properties destroyed in the process.
The recent attack on Ezza Okpobla Community has claimed 21 lives who are mostly children and women. Out of the 21 innocent Nigerians of Ezza origin killed, Chief IGWE ANYIGOR losses 9 of his family members out of the 12 persons killed in his Compound to the attack, while 9 others were killed at different locations in the Community. In all, 3 men, 6 women and 12 children loss their lives in the dastardly act committed by the assailants while 5 others still missing.