Ebonyi govt lifts three months curfew in Amasiri-Okporojo communities
The Ebonyi Government has lifted the over three-month curfew imposed on Amasiri community, following the violent boundary clash and killings in Okporojo, Edda Local Government Area of the state.
The lifting was announced after a state security council meeting presided over by the state Governor, Francis Nwifuru, in Abakaliki on Monday.
The curfew was imposed in February 2026 following fatal boundary disputes between Amasiri in Afikpo Local Government Area (LGA) and Okporojo in Edda LGA, where no fewer than four persons were beheaded during the crisis.
Speaking with journalists after the meeting, Yetunde Kolawole, Director, State Security Service (SSS), said the lifting order was 100 per cent, and that schools and hospitals had also been reopened in the affected communities.
Mr Kolawole noted that in spite of the lifting, security personnel would still be operational in the area to ensure that peace was fully restored.
Justice Ben Odo, State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, said the state council decided to lift the curfew after the communities showed remorse.
Mr Odo said the state council had rejected the bill seeking to remove Amasiri Development Centre from the 64 centres in the state.
(NAN)
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