Ebonyi school killings: LG Chairman vows to bring perpetrators to book
…threatens clampdown on cultists
By Chijioke Njoku
The chairman of Ebonyi local government area of the state, Chinedu Uburu has vowed to clampdown on hoodlums who gruesomely murdered a principal and two teachers at Nkeleke School in the area.
He vehemently condemned the murder of the principal and two teachers, and sympathized with the families of the victims.
Uburu also condemned in strong terms the continuous cult clashes that existed between two rival groups, which according to reports had resulted to killings of four youths in Ebonyi state.
The council chairman, Uburu made this known while speaking with newsmen in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State.
He vowed to ensure that the perpetrators of the gruesome murder of the said principal and the two teachers are brought to book within short period of time.
According to him: “it is a very unfortunate incident and since I came on board as chairman of Ebonyi LGA, I have never witnessed this kind of incident. I sympathized with the families of the victims. My sincere assurance is that the perpetrators must be brought to book. And we will leave no stone unturned to make sure that the perpetrators are made to face the full wrath of the law.
“We have put in some measures to achieve that, already we have vigilantes dispatched within rounder area. We are collaborating with the police and other security agencies to make sure that Peace, unity and orderliness is restored in that area” he stated.
Speaking on cult clashes in the state, Uburu said: “The incident of cult clashes strated at Nkwuagu area, not in Ebonyi LGA. Security is everybody’s business, and I believe that the state security agencies are doing everything to curb it.
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“I wish to call on the youths in the state to shun cultism. I don’t see any reason why somebody in his or her right senses should join cultism. It’s of no gain. I have never seen anyone that was awarded because he or she is a cultist. How will you kill your brother or sister because of cultism. What are you fighting for, absolutely nothing” he stated
Uburu however, tasked the youths to cue into the loadable programs of the governor, Francis Nwifuru, especially the youths empowerment, and get something meaningful doing for their lives rather than involving themselves in cultism that profits nothing.
