Suspected warlords have set ablaze a government boundary demarcation excavator in Abaomege/Ishinkwor communities in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi.
The incident occurred despite ongoing efforts by the state government to resolve a long-standing boundary dispute between the two communities.
According to eyewitnesses, the excavator was working on demarcating the boundary between the two communities when it was attacked and set on fire.
The Chairman of the Local Government, Hon. Ikechukwu Ogboffia, described the incident as unfortunate and sabotage.
Ogboffia vowed that the incident would not weaken the demarcation exercise, but rather strengthen it.
“There is no amount of threat, there is no amount of sabotage that will stop the ongoing demarcation of the communities because to us as a government, that will bring permanent solutions to that age-old war,” he said.
The boundary dispute between Abaomege and Ishinkwor communities has been ongoing since 1902, with many lives lost and properties worth billions of naira destroyed.
The state government has set up a committee to resolve the crisis, and the demarcation exercise is part of the efforts to bring permanent peace to the area.
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