Gov Nwifuru reads riot act over missing soldier in Ebonyi
Chinedu Nwafor, Abakaliki
The Governor of Ebonyi State, His Excellency Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has received with utmost shock and dismay the report that one of the Soldiers on peace keeping mission at Akparata axis of Effium in Ohaukwu Local Government Area has been declared missing.
In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Monday Uzor, on Wednesday night, warned that if the soldier is not found alive before 12 noon tomorrow, 26th October, 2023, Government would be left with no option than to declare war against whoever that was involved.
The statement reads: “To this end, His Excellency the Governor has warned that if the soldier is not found alive before 12 noon tomorrow, 26th October, 2023, Government will be left with no option than to declare war against whoever that is involved, be it Effium or Ezza Effium and those found culpable will never inhabit the community again.
“Also the Governor has warned that the Committee intervening in the crisis will be dissolved if the missing Solder is not found before 12 noon tomorrow, 26th October, 2023.
“Finally, the Governor has declared that enough is enough.”
Effium Community in OHAUKWU LGA of the State had been enmeshed in communal war for over two years, leading to the death of hundreds of persons and destruction of properties worth billions of naira.
