10 killed or missing, 2,000 displaced in Anambra communal clash — NEMA

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NEMA says 10 persons were killed or missing and 2,000 displaced in the communal clash between Umuoba Anam and Aguleri communities in Anambra State. Read More:…

The National Emergency Management Agency said no fewer than 10 persons had either been killed or declared missing, while about 150 houses were destroyed during the communal clash between Umuoba Anam and Aguleri communities in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State.

Similarly, the agency said no fewer than 2,000 persons were displaced during the crisis.

The Head of Operations, NEMA Enugu Zonal Office, Priscilla Madukwe, disclosed this when she led a team to the affected areas for an impact assessment on Saturday.

The assessment team, comprising NEMA and SEMA officials, was led to the devastated communities by the Chairman of Anambra East Local Government Area, Ifeanyi Chinweze, alongside some community leaders and security operatives.

Recall that the communal clash, which occurred in October, led to the destruction of houses, shops, factories, automobiles and other property belonging to residents of the communities, including non-indigenes. A house burnt in the clash. Credit: NEMA

The palace of a monarch was also razed, prompting the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to convene a high-level stakeholders’ peace meeting at the Light House, Awka, to address the protracted crisis.

Our correspondent gathered that, more than one month after the incident, the affected areas remained deserted, with some security personnel stationed there to maintain peace and order.

However, during the visit, the NEMA Head of Operations said the magnitude of the destruction prompted the Federal Government, through the agency, to visit the affected communities to evaluate the extent of the damage, with a view to assisting the victims.

Speaking during the exercise, Madukwe said, “No fewer than 150 houses were destroyed during the communal clash that occurred in Umuoba Anam and Aguleri communities in October.

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