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Breaking: Ebonyi Gov. Nwifuru sacks appointees, dethrones monarchs

Last updated: January 31, 2026 3:34 pm
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Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru at scene of deadly attack in Afikpo LGA

Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has directed immediate sack of political appointees, including commissioners, management committee members, traditional rulers, town union and village heads in Amasiri, Afikpo Local Government Area.

The monarchs have been dethroned with their certificate of recognition invalidated.

The Governor announced the sack on Saturday during his on-the-spot assessment visit to the scene of attack that claimed the lives of at least four persons in Okporojo community, In Osso Edda, Edda local government area on Thursday.

In a viral video circulating on social media and obtained by AIT.live, Okporojo community members alleged that some people from Amasiri in Afikpo Local Government Area came to their area in Oso-edda to attack and destroy their properties and buildings.

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Governor Nwifuru was said to have cut short his working visit in Abuja and returned to the state, and from the airport, proceeded straight to Okporojo in the Edda local government area for first-hand assessment of the situation.

(Editor: Terverr Tyav)

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