THE Member Representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Chinedu Ogah, has alleged that the Anambra State Vigilante Group codenamed ‘Operation Udo Ga Achi’ knew what happened in the brutal murder of 13 peace -loving Ebonyi people residing in the State.
Hon Ogah in a statement signed by him and made available to journalists recalled that an Ebonyi man in Anambra State was recently shot dead few weeks ago by the same Operation Udo ga achi in the state without the perpetrators brought to book before the latest massacre of the over 11 persons during a peaceful meeting.
“The killers of Ebonyi indigenes in Anambra State are trying to cause disunity in South East and security agencies and Governor Soludo should not allow this.
“There is no way people will come and open fire in broad daylight and massacred people where they were having a meeting which was not in the forest and they will come to say they don’t know the perpetrators.
“This operation Udo ga achi had killed an Ebonyi man recently and nothing has been done about it till today. If they don’t know what happened to the over eleven Ebonyi indigenes in Anambra State, let them produce the perpetrators”, he said.
Ogah while condemning the dastardly act, urged Anambra State government and security agencies to go after the killers.
He expressed dismay that Ebonyi people are being killed in Anambra State and urged Governor Charles Soludo to ensure the safety of lives and properties of Ebonyi people in Anambra.
Ogah urged the security agencies to immediately investigate the killings of the over 11 Ebonyi persons to ensure justice.
He supported the condemnation of the killings by Governor Francis Nwifuru and urged Ebonyi people to remain calm over the massacre and avoid taking laws into their hands in order not to escalate the tension the killing has created.
Similarly, a social-cultural group of Abakaliki people named, Umuekumenyi United Youth Forum alleged that on the 19th of June, 2025, One Chinedu Ohaji from Umuogudu Akpu Ngbo, Ohaukwu LGA, resident and doing business in Oko, Anambra State was dastardly shot dead by gunmen while buying roadside roasted corn that evening.
The National President of the Forum, Prince Uche Ali Ega also alleged that the operation Udogachi also shot and killed one Master Fabian Ugo from Ekumenyi in Abakaliki LGA of Ebonyi State early June 2025 and many more cases of extra judicial killings of the people of the State. “We wonder why Anambra State has suddenly become unlivable to Ebonyi people.”
The trauma is already incessant just as the list of the mindless killings are endless and we will not continue with these unending narratives of unknown gunmen mentality when protection of lives and properties should be prioritised more so.
Prince Ali Ega said that 5 of those who lost their lives hails from Ikwo, 5 others from Izzi while other hails from Ezza all from Umuekumenyi.
The Forum demands that all forms of discrimination, humiliation, attacks and killings of Ebonyi people must cease forthwith adding that Anambra should reciprocate the brotherly and conducive environment provided to all by the government and people of Ebonyi State to our people residents in Anambra.
