The governor described the attack as barbaric.
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Mr Nwifuru said the season emphasised the need for peaceful coexistence and to place the collective good above personal interests.
An online video which circulated on July 1 showed the mangled bodies of the victims at Ogboji in Orumba South LGA of Anambra.
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Mr Nwifuru, in a statement by his chief press secretary, Monday Uzor, on Sunday, ordered the arrest of one Ndukwe Ayansi and five others over the issue.
The governor noted that the measures were part of strategies to curb crime in the state.
Governor Francis Nwifuru has appointed Emmanuel Echiegu as his chief of staff, Mathias Adum as principal secretary, and 22 as senior special assistants and special assistants.
The new SSG will be sworn-in on Tuesday, June 13, at the executive council chambers of the government house in Abakaliki.
