BREAKING: Huge Tragedy, Tears as Gunmen Kill Ebonyi Traditional Ruler
The chairman of Ezza North Traditional Rulers Council, His Majesty Eze Igboke Ewa, has been reportedly murdered.
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The Punch report confirmed that the monarch was on Sunday evening, February 26, shot dead by gunmen suspected to be thugs, in the state.
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What really happened
It was alleged that the traditional ruler was killed because he was not supporting a particular political party, in the 2023 general elections.
The victim, according to reports, is from the Umuezekoha community in the Ezza North Local Government Area of the state.
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The Ebonyi State Government confirmed the incident, on Tuesday, February 28.
In a statement by the commissioner for information in the state, Mr Uchenna Orji, Governor David Umahi directed security agencies to move into the Ezza North council for a rescue mission as anybody found culpable in the murder of the monarch will be arrested.
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