By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Ebonyi State Governor, Sir Francis Nwifuru has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Amasiri Community to produce the heads of the four persons beheaded during their invasion and attack on neighbours, Okporojor village.
The Source reports that four persons were beheaded ,several others abducted and several homes razed when some local Amasiri warriors invaded Okporojor neighbours on Thursday February 2, 2026 over a festering land dispute.
The Army had, also, earlier, issued a warning that the four heads of the victims be returned. But that has, so far, had no effect. The four heads are still not returned.
So, at an interactive session with the media Monday night after an expanded State Security Council meeting, Governor Nwifuru ,also ordered the Amasiri Community to produce four others said to have been abducted during the attack.
The ultimatum was a direct fallout from a marathon security council meeting involving the state Government , security chiefs in the state , community leaders and, major stakeholders, convened to deliberate ,and proffer lasting solution to the perennial communal clashes between the two communities.
According to the Governor, investigations conducted revealed that while three persons were beheaded during the attack, the fourth victim was discovered to have been in a shallow grave, with the head still unaccounted for.
“The heads we are demanding to be returned are four. Four people were killed, and four others were abducted.
“We still believe that those abducted are alive ,and that is why we insist they must be returned alive”, Governor Nwifuru stated.
Given credence to the earlier position of Military authorities, the Governor noted that some bodies were found tied, beheaded and buried in shallow graves, with some of the victims yet to be identified.
It will be recalled that the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army Enugu on Sunday February 8,2026 in a statement from its spokesperson Lt Col Olabisi Ayeni explained that the joint security team sent to maintain peace and stability in the affected areas discovered multiple shallow graves where victims of the deadly communal clashes , including women and children were buried.
Governor Nwifuru warned that severe consequences await the community if they fail to comply with the ultimatum to return the heads of the victims ,and the four other abducted persons.
“If these demands are not met within 72 hours, tougher sanctions will be applied to ensure that the law of the land takes centre stage”, he warned.
This is as he cautioned against any form of protests or reprisal attacks, more so with the curfew imposed on the affected communities still in force.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Adaku Uche-Anya, informed that earlier sanctions imposed on the Amasiri Community will remain in force, pending the return of the severed heads of victims and missing persons.
“Amasiri has been given a deadline to produce the heads of those beheaded, return the four missing persons, and fish out the perpetrators.
“Enforcement by the Police, Military ,DSS ,and Civil Defence will continue until these conditions are met”, the CP noted.
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