MANY FEARED DEAD, OTHERS KIDNAPPED AS GUNMEN INVADE EBONYI COMMUNITY
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Agency report
Many persons have reportedly been killed and abducted in Okporojo Community, Oso Edda, in Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, following an attack by yet-to-be-identified persons.
The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday afternoon, January 29, 2026, at about 4 p.m.
Reports indicated that unidentified armed men ambushed the community in the late afternoon, set several houses on fire, and killed and abducted residents during the attack.
It was further alleged that over five persons were beheaded, with their heads taken away by the assailants.
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In a viral video circulating online, houses were seen burning as residents of the community called on the state government and security agencies for intervention.
According to sources, the violence is linked to a decades-old dispute over a specific tract of land at the boundary between Oso Edda in Edda Local Government Area and Amasiri in Afikpo Local Government Area, with both communities laying claim to ancestral ownership.
Meanwhile, as of the time of filing this report, the Ebonyi State Police Command and the Ebonyi State Government are yet to issue any statement on the incident.
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