The measures were part of resolutions reached at an emergency meeting of the Ebonyi State Security Council on Saturday night, convened in response to the mayhem in Okporojo village, Oso Edda community. Earlier on Saturday, Nwifuru visited the affected community, commiserated with residents, and directed security agencies to ensure the arrest and prosecution of those responsible. “Accordingly, all government and private schools in Amasiri Development Centre and in the Amasiri clan are hereby closed down, and all teachers are to be posted to other schools in other communities. Nwifuru added that the council directed security agencies to swing into action to arrest and prosecute those responsible for the killings in Okporojo and to recover the severed heads of the victims at all costs. “These resolutions take immediate effect,” the governor said, warning that the state would not tolerate acts of violence or lawlessness in any part of Ebonyi State.

Source: Punch February 01, 2026 18:04 UTC