A man identified as Godwin Odah from Akparata village, Effium autonomous community in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has been killed by hoodlums in the war-torn area.
Odah was on Monday shot, beheaded and other parts of his body severed while plucking fruits at the back of his compound.
His killing occurred barely one week after Governor Francis Nwifuru granted amnesty to 159 detainees arrested in the wake of an intra-communal war that broke out in the Effium community in January 2021.
Confirming the killing, the President General of Effium Town Union, James Agena, described the killing as callous, brutal and inhuman, coming at a time when the government is doing everything to restore lasting peace in the area. He added that he had reported the matter to security agencies.
