Breaking: Ebonyi Govt Declares Former Reps Member Wanted Over Alleged Facebook Post

BY NDUBUISI NWOGHA, ABAKALIKI Ebonyi state government has today announced it's decision of placed on wanted list the former national Assembly member representing OHANIVO federal constituency, Hon. Linus Okorie on alleged social media post on the security imbroglio that resulted to lost of lives at Ivo LGA of the state.

This was made known shortly after Security Council meeting held at the new government house, Centenary City, Abakaliki, the state capital. According to the state Commissioner For Information and State Orientation, Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji said the declaration of the immediate past reps member wanted was due to inciting facebook publication that allegedly triggered attack on members of the regional security outfit, Ebubeagu official in the state. "Security Council considered a report presented to it by security agencies on the beheading of Ebubeagu official at Ekawoke community in Ikwo LGA exactly on the 9th January of 2022 and Security Council noted that the report were issued on the revelation contained in that report, and, therefore resolved to declared wanted, one Honourable Linus Okorie for the publications and incitives or statements some of which were posted on facebook that were traced to be part of the inflammatory publications that really incited the situation that led to the beheading of Ebubeagu official". "Security Council also noted the revelations in the report that indicated that some other persons were accessories to the gruesome murder of that young man". "Security officials are also urged to intensify investigation to come to final conclusion with view to bring perpetrators to book" Orji added