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The people of Ezza in Benue State have decried incessant attacks and killings by suspected warlords in Ado Local Government Area of the state.

The people said they have lost over 400 people in the vicious attacks and killings.

This was contained in a statement signed by some of their leaders, including Mrs. Perpetual Okafor, the President General, Ezza-Ezekuna Benue, Linus Nweke, Board of Trustees Chairman, John Izekwe, Chibueze Ngbabu, Publicity Secretary and other leaders. They accused Uffiom warlords in the Ado local government, Benue State, of being behind the killings.

“It has become imperative to write this, in order to put the records straight for the general public to know about the undeserved atrocious activities by the Uffiom people against the Ezza people and the unjustifiable double-dealings of some Ado stakeholders aimed collectively to worsen the already exacerbated aftermaths of the crisis.

“Going down memory lane, on January 22, 2021, the ill-fated crisis broke out into a full blown war between Uffiom and Ezza tribes in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. On the same day too, the Uffiom people resumed coordinated attacks on Ezza Benue people, ranging from abductions and killings of Ezza people in Ulayi, Odum and further extended the heinous, outrageous and heartless massacre to other Ezza communities under Ado local government jurisdiction.

“Exploring some instrumentalities of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), the then Chairman, Ado local government area, James Ogaba Oche, on February 11, 2021, initiated a peace deal by inviting stakeholders and custodians of both Ezza and Uffiom to Ado for “covenant and oath-taking.” To make the “covenant and oath-taking more comprehensive and all-inclusive, the invitation was extended to our Izzi brothers and all the district heads in Ado to stand as witnesses.

“The major and conditions of that covenant, among others, were that: neither Ezza nor Uffiom people must harm or kill one another in Benue State; that both parties – Ezza and Uffium – should never, again, destroy properties belonging to each other for any reasons, whatsoever.

“That, whosoever, contravenes the restrictions of the covenant between the two tribes – Ezza and Uffiom – then, the other tribes in Ado, will collectively forces with those whose person(s) is harmed or killed to fight the defaulters. To our greatest chagrin, however, it would surprise you to know that, since after the Peace Pact mediated by then chairman, Ado local government area, there has never been a month or even less than that, that es without a calculated maiming, slaughtering and butchering of countless numbers of Ezza people in Ado district by the blood-thirsty Uffiom people.

“Yet, Ezza people, being peacemakers and strictest keepers of covenants and oath-takings (entered and agreed upon in good faith) in the history of mankind, have neither contemplated to hurt nor to kill any Uffiom person here in Benue. One faithful day in Ogebe, Apa Ward, more than 160 Ezza people were killed in their cold blood. Again, another day at Okpobula, also in Apa Ward, over 40 Ezza people, most of whom were innocent children, helpless women and aged men, were killed by the rapaciously indiscriminate Uffium warriors.

“Besides, at Nwokwo Odoke, Ulayi Ward, over 20 innocent and defenceless people were killed; at Odum in Ulayi, five chiefs were abducted in one day, one killed and thrown inside well, while many more were killed on sight; the same applied at Ichari, where one chief was abducted and many killed.

“Also, at Otsukputu, more than 30 people were killed; at Inikiri, over 40 people were attacked and eventually killed; at Ojiegbe, more than 30 people were killed; at Anmeka, over 50 people were killed, and lately, Uje has also faced a series of unmitigated attacks, where aged men, women and children were shot and slaughtered by the said Uffiom warriors unchallenged.

“In summary, over 400 Ezza people in Ado have been killed by the Uffiom people and her calamitous agents whereas Ezza people of Benue have neither injured, not to talk of killing any Uffiom person, in Ado, Benue State nor destroyed their properties because we, the Ezza indigenous people of Benue State, remain law-abiding and are propagators of a harmonious peaceful coexistence between Uffiom people in particular, and among other tribes in general.

“Those Uffiom people living together with our people in Odumoke Ijigbam, here in Ado Local Government Area will attest (if they want to be sincere to themselves) to this because we are still cohabiting peacefully without any rancour or qualms,” the people stated.

https://sunnewsonline.com/weve-lost-over-400-people-igbo-community-in-benue-cries-out/

Now they're Igbo people in Benue becomes the news paints a certain people in negative light.


If the news read
Oil discovered in Ezza Benue state.

Then someone comes here and type hey 👋
They're majority Igbo in Ezza Benue

Una go line up in una numbers the throw sticks, stones and bottles.


Idiots... Besides your news carries no source.

Why they were carved into Benue rather than Ebonyi, I will never know. Over one million Igbos that should have been in Ebonyi were carved into Benue State for no reason other than to get the population of Benue to State level

Esama:
Must you settle down for people land forever? If those community say they don't want you in their land leave there and go back to your region instead of getting killing every day. Igbo people self.

Where do you want them to run to?
Before creation of that state that has always been their land.

Only cowards run my brother!
Better to die to defend your land than run... Get that to your head

Esama:
Must you settle down for people land forever? If those community say they don't want you in their land leave there and go back to your region instead of getting killing every day. Igbo people self.

You're ing killing because Igbo was mentioned as the victim. Every Nigerian has the right to live and thrive in any part of Nigeria.
Meanwhile the places mentioned in this news are Igboland. Go back and read

Following

In order for the map line to be straight, some people get carved into a place where they become minority and oppressed.

100millionGoal:


Where do you want them to run to?
Before creation of that state that has always been their land.

Only cowards run my brother!
Better to die to defend your land than run... Get that to your head

You are ment. Benue can never be their land. Are you normal so? Besides, Benue are peace loving people. If you comprehended what was written there, you will understand that the attack was not from their host, but from Uffiom, their fellow Ebonyi people.

EmeeNaka:

You're ing killing because Igbo was mentioned as the victim. Every Nigerian has the right to live and thrive in any part of Nigeria.
Meanwhile the places mentioned in this news are Igboland. Go back and read

How and when did Ado LG became an Igbo land?

Jamestown123:
You are ment. Benue can never be their land. Are you normal so? Besides, Benue are peace loving people. If you comprehended what was written there, you will understand that the attack was not from their host, but from Uffiom, their fellow Ebonyi people.

Lol.
Read before u start to rant.

They said Ezza people of Benue.
Ezza is in Benue and have always been there... I no tell anybody to collect Benue from you... I only said Ezza people should defend where they have always been and where they call their ancestral land.


You have too much Fulani herdsmen to worry about before giving yourselfs another headache

Esama:
Must you settle down for people land forever? If those community say they don't want you in their land leave there and go back to your region instead of getting killing every day. Igbo people self.

Did you read the news at all? Go back to which region? Leave their local government and go back to where? If you want them to go elsewhere, them to their kits and kind naa. Hatred kill you there

Must you live in Benue state? Go back na mteeeew

Esama:
Must you settle down for people land forever? If those community say they don't want you in their land leave there and go back to your region instead of getting killing every day. Igbo people self.

See what Igbo hate has turned this one into.
They are not settlers, its their land, the British and Nigeria drew a map that placed them in Benue just like we have Yorubas in Benin Republic and Igala in Anambra State because they are a minority you expect Igbos to ask Igalas to move to Kogi State?

Esama:
Must you settle down for people land forever? If those community say they don't want you in their land leave there and go back to your region instead of getting killing every day. Igbo people self.

Who told you they're settlers.


They are Igbos added in Benue during State creation.




The way you yorubas reason sef

Live and let others live

This is just one of the too many attrocities Nigeria's Federal Government under Military Rule committed against Igbos.

In their wicked efforts to disorganize and reduce Igbos and Southeast landmass by all means after the civil war, they intentionally carved out Southeast communities from Southeast and put them in either Benue, Rivers, Cross River or Akwa Ibom States.


Out of the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria, only Southeast that houses one of the three major tribes in Nigeria have just five states while others have six and seven, yet some wicked souls don't see anything wrong in this because it favors their region and disfavours Igbos they love to hate.



God is not happy with Nigeria, the injustice, the sins, the innocent bloodsheds wasted are so much. Until Nigerians repent of their sins and start treating every Nigerian tribe with love, equity and fairness, Nigeria will continue to struggle as a nation.

And only a God fearing and ionate President who understands the laws of nature and the importance of love, justice, fairness and empathy that can lead this honest reconciliation and rebirth of Nigeria, if not, Nigeria goes no where as a nation even in 1,000 years from today.

100millionGoal:


Lol.
Read before u start to rant.

They said Ezza people of Benue.
Ezza is in Benue and have always been there... I no tell anybody to collect Benue from you... I only said Ezza people should defend where they have always been and where they call their ancestral land.


You have too much Fulani herdsmen to worry about before giving yourselfs another headache

Lol, I'm not giving myself headache over any Ezza people. Ezza were just settlers, who ran to Benue state then because of all these wars. The people of ezza were giving shelter and lands to farm and make a living by the people of Ado. It's now very shameful and hurtful to see them claiming the lands. It's going to make other villages be wary of them, and not decide to accommodate them. Because as it seems, the war between Uffiom and ezza is not ending soon. Nobody prays for war, but uffioms seems to be looking for trouble always and not backing down.

Jamestown123:
Lol, I'm not giving myself headache over any Ezza people. Ezza were just settlers, who ran to Benue state then because of all these wars. The people of ezza were giving shelter and lands to farm and make a living by the people of Ado. It's now very shameful and hurtful to see them claiming the lands. It's going to make other villages be wary of them, and not decide to accommodate them. Because as it seems, the war between Uffiom and ezza is not ending soon. Nobody prays for war, but uffioms seems to be looking for trouble always and not backing down.

Well. Settle your problems in Benue soonest.

You guys seem to be accumulating them every 3 months

100millionGoal:

Well. Settle your problems in Benue soonest.

You guys seem to be accumulating them every 3 months

How do you expect peace when people like this exist. People who can't co-exist peacefully with their host. Is that not what Fulani headsmen are doing? Or you think Benue is the only placed being attacked?

Jamestown123:
How do you expect peace when people like this exist. People who can't co-exist peacefully with their host. Is that not what Fulani headsmen are doing? Or you think Benue is the only placed being attacked?

Benue is not the only place being attacked.
My dad was a victim of Fulani people last year actually so I totally understand.

Just that I believe Benue and Platue are the two states suffering the most Fulani Herdsmen related casualties

100millionGoal:


Benue is not the only place being attacked.
My dad was a victim of Fulani people last year actually so I totally understand.

Sorry about your dad. We pray for peace always.

Jamestown123:
How and when did Ado LG became an Igbo land?

Now i know that Nairaland are full of people without knowledge about something but they will like to put their smelling mouth. I know that place very well and what you said here is 100% false

Jamestown123:
Lol, I'm not giving myself headache over any Ezza people. Ezza were just settlers, who ran to Benue state then because of all these wars. The people of ezza were giving shelter and lands to farm and make a living by the people of Ado. It's now very shameful and hurtful to see them claiming the lands. It's going to make other villages be wary of them, and not decide to accommodate them. Because as it seems, the war between Uffiom and ezza is not ending soon. Nobody prays for war, but uffioms seems to be looking for trouble always and not backing down.

The thing is that Ezzas in Ezza North and Ezza South, Enugu Nkalegu, etc don't want to involve on that war otherwise Effiom people would've been leveled

I use this opportunity to call Simon Ekpa to extend BRA to Benue State to arm our brothers and sisters to defend thire self because the government of Nigeria and Benue State will like to wipe them our of their land .
The idiot warlords is a coward when Fulani slaughtered them but want to Vange thire anger on innocent igbo people.

Ohanaze and igbo politicians should do what it take to bring them back to south east or the enemy will wipe them out.

Wahala

Zulu11zulu:
I use this opportunity to call Simon Ekpa to extend BRA to Benue State to arm our brothers and sisters to defend thire self because the government of Nigeria and Benue State will like to wipe them our of their land .
The idiot warlords is a coward when Fulani slaughtered them but want to Vange thire anger on innocent igbo people.

Ohanaze and igbo politicians should do what it take to bring them back to south east or the enemy will wipe them out.

You are a coward and a fool at the same time. People like you go to school to jump fence and learn nothing. When did effiom people turn to the people of Benue state? Useless ipob.

Jamestown123:
You are ment. Benue can never be their land. Are you normal so? Besides, Benue are peace loving people. If you comprehended what was written there, you will understand that the attack was not from their host, but from Uffiom, their fellow Ebonyi people.

Mumuni,these are examples of the kith and kin divided by the indiscriminate border partitioning by the military during state creation sometimes using landmarks like rivers to separate brothers and sisters.
The said Ezza people are d same Ezza people living in Ohaukwu LGA of Ebonyi who share border with Benue

So you're thinking the artificial borders drawn by the military defines a people?

Where was the state of benue 70yrs ago? Non existent but these people have been there for over 600yrs!

Jamestown123:
You are ment. Benue can never be their land. Are you normal so? Besides, Benue are peace loving people. If you comprehended what was written there, you will understand that the attack was not from their host, but from Uffiom, their fellow Ebonyi people.

Dafresh:

The thing is that Ezzas in Ezza North and Ezza South, Enugu Nkalegu, etc don't want to involve on that war otherwise Effiom people would've been leveled

Those mumu people go collect soon.
Every day dem de kpai Ezza people,govt not doing anything.
Good thing is that no effium person will live in that land again