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Ikolo assemblage successful Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, Monday, has appealed to governments astatine each levels to travel to their assistance pursuing an alleged penetration and sidesplitting of immoderate natives of the assemblage by their neighbouring assemblage of Aku, besides successful Igbo-Etiti.
The President General of Ikolo community, Chief Jude Okike Odo, told newsmen that media reports claiming that his assemblage attacked Aku community, resulting successful immoderate casualties a fewer days ago, were false, misleading and an effort to twist the truth
According to Odo, “The attraction of Ikolo Elders’ Forum and Ikolo General Assembly has been drawn to the penetration of Ikolo assemblage by the youths from Aku community. It is precise unfortunate. Ikolo assemblage is simply a law-abiding community.”
He traced the basal of the occupation to a onshore dispute, which helium said the authorities authorities had agreed to intervene.
He, however, said the authorities authorities not being proactive had led to avoidable casualties connected the broadside of his community.
He said, “There was an allegation against 1 Chibueze Anidobi, a herbalist from Ikolo, by immoderate radical from Aku.
“It was alleged that 3 persons from Aku, who claimed to person gone to Chibueze’s location to get medicine to dainty their sick relative, could not beryllium recovered since August 2, 2024 aft their travel to his house.
“It was reported to Ogbede Police Station, and Anidobi was detained. To exonerate himself from the police, the herbalist paid N300, 000 to Ogbede Police Station to way the telephone numbers of the missing persons.
“While the tracking was ongoing, immoderate youths from Aku invaded Ogbede Police Station, insisting that Chibueze indispensable beryllium released to them.
“The constabulary refused. Aku people, portion returning, invaded Ikolo, sidesplitting 1 Mmesoma Omeke, who was astatine her uncle’s house. She was changeable and killed.
“The substance was reported to the commissioner of constabulary by HRH Igwe Gabriel Ezugwu.
“The divisional constabulary officer, erstwhile contacted, told america that helium sent immoderate men, but they were waiting for reinforcement due to the fact that of the crowd.”
On however the substance degenerated, the PG said, “We person been calling connected the authorities authorities to travel due to the fact that onshore quality is causing the problem.
“The lawman politician intervened, but they are yet to travel to demarcate the onshore arsenic they promised. This sidesplitting is getting excessively much. Our lives are successful danger.
“On March 25th of this year, 1 Felix Odo, from Ikolo, was killed by the aforesaid group. On May 18, Maduabuchi Ude was changeable and killed astatine Amete. Amaka Ezugwu was changeable and presently receiving treatment.
“The authorities should rescue us. Aku radical are larger than we are. They privation to extinct us. They should travel earlier it is excessively late.”
He claimed that Ikolo assemblage had ne'er initiated attacks against Aku community, adding that the 2 communities were peaceful and inter-marrying until the onshore quality erupted.
“It is unfortunate connected however Aku youths and leaders of thought couldn’t hold for the constabulary to decorativeness their probe and alternatively edifice to sidesplitting of Ikolo people.
“The reasons are simple, they are much than america successful number, wealthiness and influence. We request to beryllium protected, different the Ikolo we cognize today, shall beryllium seen nary more,” helium added.
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