Suspected herdsmen murdered Aja Okeafor, the father of Ohaneze Ndigbo youth leader, on his farm in Ebonyi State.
After reportedly killing an INEC employee and kidnapping his wife, the suspects ran into a neighboring woods along the Ishiagu-Mpu route.
Demian Okeafor, the head of the Ohaneze Ndigbo youth, revealed this information to media over the phone in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State.
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He recounted, “I was at home after church service when I received a call that my father had been murdered by suspected herdsmen. I tried to rush there but couldn’t make it in time. Later, I went to the police station with my younger brother, who was already on-site, and it was confirmed.”
“There was an attack on the Ishiagu-Mpu road, which leads to the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway. The attackers shot an INEC staff and kidnapped his wife before fleeing into the nearby bush. While in the bush, they encountered my father, who was planting yams on his farm. In order to prevent my father from disclosing their location, they brutally dismembered him. It was a horrific sight, and I was unable to drive. Today, I went to the mortuary to confirm it myself.”
“We urgently need the government’s assistance because we are helpless. The latest information we have received is that three deaths were recorded during the attack: the INEC staff, my father, and another man from the Akaeze community.”
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Emmanuel Ajah, Chairman of Ivo Local Government Area, confirmed the occurrence and added that he was notified when it occurred.
He immediately organized his soldiers and security operatives, who performed a thorough search of the jungle and discovered that Demian Okeafor, the father of the Ohaneze youth leader, had been brutally murdered by the suspected Fulani herdsmen.
Ajah explained, “After killing the INEC staff, the Fulani herders dragged his wife into the bush. While entering the bush, they encountered this elderly man on his farmland. They struck him on the head with an Indian bamboo stick and then used a knife to cut him up like a cow.”
Ajah, the council chairman, went on to say that he had deployed the military, police, and his team to scour the jungle for the abducted INEC officials. He promised the public that they would not stop working until the woman was safely rescued.
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He also said that the purported Fulani herders who kidnapped the woman were demanding a huge payment. He added that the security services, as well as his team, were working hard to extract the woman unhurt.
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