Two killed, police officer injured in Ebonyi communal crisis
Tamarauemi Ebimini
Police in Ebonyi State, South-east Nigeria, said on Tuesday that two persons were killed and a police officer injured in a communal crisis in the state.
The crisis is between the Abaomege and Oshinkwo communities in the Onicha Local Government Area of the state.
The police spokesperson in Ebonyi State, Onome Ono, in a statement in Abakaliki, said the deceased were killed while returning home after the close of work on Tuesday.
“There were shots at the Abaomege- Oshinkwo communal crisis area by Oshinkwo warriors.
“The victims were rushed to the hospital. Two of the victims were confirmed dead, but the policeman is responding to treatment,” She explained.
Ms Ono, a superintendent of police, said the police had launched a search for the fleeing suspects.
A relative of one victim, who refused to disclose his name, decried the lingering crisis in the area and called for the intervention of the security agents.
Ebonyi has one of the worst histories of violent communal clashes in Nigeria. The crises are often linked to disputes over land ownership.
