Ebonyi Council Boss' Elder Brother, Others Killed By Gunmen

Harboursandport.com: Ebonyi - The elder brother of the Chairman of Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and three others were shot dead by gunmen who attacked the family house of the Council boss.

Those killed during the attack were two of the elder brother's children and a security guard.

The Council boss, Elder Steve Orogwu, who confirmed the incident described the attack as unfortunate and regrettable and called on security agents to fish out the perpetrators of the acts.

He said: "They attacked my family compound in Ikwo at night and killed my Elder Brother and two of his sons and a security guard".

He also said the gunmen set ablaze the family's house in the compound. It was further learned that the corpses of the victims had been deposited in a mortuary in Abakaliki. The reason for the attack could not be ascertained at the time of this report.

A statement by Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, the Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly condemned the attack on the Chairman of Ikwo LGA, Ebonyi State.

According to him, "This morning, I received with rude shock, the despicable attack on the home of the Executive Chairman of Ikwo Local Government Area, Elder Stephen Orogwu, by unknown bad eggs, which resulted to the burning of his house and loss of lives. 

"I condemn this unfortunate mayhem in the strongest possible terms. I can affirm that these unscrupulous elements are not for Ebonyians and do not represent our ideals as a people. 

"As Government, we will toughen our security measures and redouble our efforts to root out all these bad eggs and fish out all of them, the culprits, to face the wrath of the Law. 

"I condole the Orogwu family and the entire people of Ikwo Local Government Area."