The Ebonyi State Government has imposed curfew in Amasiri starting from 2pm to 10am daily, with markets, shops, businesses, quarries, banks shut.
Governor Nwifuru who addressed journalists after an emergency security council meeting resolved that all government amenities in Amasiri including schools, both private and public be closed down, and all teachers be posted to other schools other than Amasiri communities with immediate effect.
Governor Nwifuru also disclosed that council agreed on immediate dethroning of the two traditional rulers in Amasiri clan as well as directed that all the development union executive and the village heads, women leaders, youth leaders, peer groups in all the communities or any other organization in all the communities and hamlets be dissolved.
The State Governor disclosed that council also directed that the local government chairmen of Afikpo, Ivo, Ohaozara and Onicha local government areas, should take over the activities of government in Amasiri community with immediate effect.
He further explained that the council also directed security agencies to swing into action and immediately bring the culprits to book, recover the beheaded heads of the victims of Okporojo crisis at all costs.
On legislative backing, Governor Nwifuru says council also advised the government of Ebonyi state to send an executive bill to the house of assembly for the repeal of the local government and development center law that created Amasiri development center and remove Amasiri development center from the development centers of Ebonyi state.
An emergency meeting of the Ebonyi State Security Council was held on the 31st day of January 2026 and the council came up with the following resolutions:
- The council advised the government of Ebonyi State to immediately dethrone all the traditional rulers in Amasiri clan or communities in Amasiri.
The government also agreed on the advice of the council and dethroned the two traditional rulers. The letters of their dethronement will be issued to them on Sunday.
- The council also directed that all the development union executive and the village heads, women leaders, youth leaders, peer groups in all the communities or any other organization in all the communities and hamlets be dissolved immediately.
Government agreed with the council’s directive and dissolved all the Executives of the Development Union, the village heads, women leaders, women groups, youth leaders and youth groups, youth organization, women organization, peer group organization and any other organization in the Amasiri clan.
- The council also directed that the local government chairman of Afikpo local government, Ivo local government, Ohaozara local government and Onicha local government, should take over the activities of government in Amasiri community with immediate effect.
- The council also directed that security agencies should swing into action and immediately bring the culprits to book.
- The council also advised the government of Ebonyi state to send an executive bill to the house of assembly for the repeal of the local government and development center law that created Amasiri development center and remove Amasiri development center from the development centers of Ebonyi state.
The government of Ebonyi state agreed on the directive of the council and a bill for a law to repeal the local government and development center law of Ebonyi state of 2015 has been prepared to send to the house of assembly to delete Amasiri Development Center from the Development Centers in Ebonyi state.
- The council also directed that all government amenities in Amasiri including schools, both private and public should as a matter of urgency be closed down and all teachers and tutors be posted to other schools and other communities other than Amasiri communities with immediate effects.
The government of Ebonyi state agreed with the directive of the council and have directed the Commissioner for local government and Commissioner for education to immediately implement the directive of the council.
Accordingly, all government and private schools in Amasiri Development Center and in Amasiri clan are hereby closed down and all teachers are to be posted to other schools in other communities.
As from Sunday morning there will be no school in Amasiri and there will be no development center in Amasiri.
- The council also directed the government to impose a curfew in Amasiri with immediate effects and all markets, shops, businesses, quarries, banks should shut down from 2 p.m. to 10 a.m. every day.
The government agreed with the directive of the council to impose a curfew in Amasiri from 2 p.m. to 10 a.m. every day.
- The council also directed the law enforcement agencies to recover the beheaded heads of the victims of Okporojo crisis at all costs. The council also directed the law enforcement agency to implement the council’s resolution with immediate effects.
(Editor: Nkoli Omhoudu)
