A
community in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State has been seriously attacked by
neighbouring villages with properties destroyed and residents
traumatized.
One of the destroyed properties
On the 13th of January 2017, the people of Azuofia-Edda community
of Abakaliki Local Government Area in Ebonyi State while in the comfort
of their homes, on a very cold harmattan morning, sleeping, filled with
dreams and plans on activities for the day, were attacked by a coalition
of villages of Ofomana, Ogwurude (Ekori), Ofonama, Okinbogha, Ogamana,
Ovurokponu, Okpechi, Ofenagama, Eja, and Ujitum all in Obubra Local
Government Area of Cross River state.
This attack started by 4am with sporadic shootings from warriors
said to have numbered over five hundred, without enough time for the
villagers of Azuofia-Edda community to save their lives or properties –
they were outnumbered.
These aggressors from the aforementioned Obubra villages had
travelled over ten kilometres to reach the villages of Azuofia-Edda
community.
Villagers fleeing their homes reported that amongst the attackers
were hired fighters and warriors, native doctors brandishing charms of
all kinds and youths of various age groups carrying sophisticated
weapons – including machine guns and Kalashnikovs, machetes, axes,
motorized saws and petrol etc., with the sole aim of wiping out the
villages in Azuofia-Edda community.
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