Group Raises Alarm Over Looming Communal War In Two Igbo States

Posted by Ignatius Okpara Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Tuesday, July 29th, 2025

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law Intersociety, a human Rights body, has raised the alarm over the looming Inter-communal war Between Ndikeokwu-Uli in Ihiala council area of Anambra state.

And Egbuoma-Oguta community in Imo state, calling for the arrest and investigation of the alleged criminal activities of operatives of the Uli Central Vigilante Group.

It said the organization had last week via a letter drew the urgent attention of Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, and Special Adviser to the state Governor on Community Security, Prince Ken Emeakai to the impending danger.

“Their attention was drawn to looming inter-communal violence between the Anambra Community of Uli in Ihiala Local Government Area and the Imo Community of Egbuoma in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State.

The group stated that “Anambra Ndikeokwu-Uli Vigilante group must be disbanded and stopped from provoking Inter-Communal war between their Community and that of Imo State.

In its letter to the Anambra CP and state government which was made available to newsmen Tuesday, intersociety noted that the Ndikeokwu-Uli Vigilante group has been allegedly engaging in various criminal activities, including barbaric mass killing of natives of the Imo community.

It therefore urged government and relevant security authorities to rise up to their responsibilities and unmask those perpetrating the unholy act in the locality.

“The killer-group alleged Cross-boundary abductions, killings, disappearances, Extortions, looting and burning down of houses using Eastern Security Network “ESN”, “unknown Gunmen” and Indigenous people of Biafra “IPOB” as a pretext must be unmasked”.

“Intersociety had in a facts-laden petition, dated Friday, July 25, 2025, called on the two recipients to order for arrest of the leaders and other operatives of the Uli Central Vigilante group, operating from Ndikeokwu Village of Uli community and have them thoroughly investigated and prosecuted for mass murder and other violent criminal activities.

“The letter further called for immediate disbandment of the killer-outfit and sealing of their camps and release of those held including Citizen Kosarachi Ohajuba, abducted since June 20, 2025; with a ransom (“bail fee”) tag of N2m placed on his head.

Jointly signed by Head of Intersociety and lead Researcher, Emeka Umeagbalasi, a Criminologist, Barrister; Chinwe Umeche, a Human Rights Lawyer/Head, Democracy and Good Governance, Barr. Chidinma Udegbunam, who is Head, Campaign and Publicity, Barr. Obianuju Joy Igboeli, Head, Department of Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, the group harped on the need for urgent intervention.

It disclosed that “Intersociety’s letter was also copied to the Executive Governor of Anambra State. It was made clear that the urgency of our letter was sequel to the fact that members of the victim-community (Egbuoma Autonomous Community in Oguta, Imo State) are furiously running out of patience, having endured and lived with such unprovoked attacks and humiliations since 2022”.

It was Titled: “Calling For Thorough Investigation, Arrest, And Prosecution Of Leaders and other Operatives of “The Uli Central Vigilante Group” And Disbandment of the Killer-Outfit for Incessantly Crossing boundaries and Invading Egbuoma Community In Oguta (Imo State) and Killing more than Ten indigenes of the Community Since 2022.

The group equally accused the Vigilante operatives of Perpetrating other Atrocious Conducts such as Indiscriminate arrests and Unlawful detentions, Enforced disappearances, Acts of torture and looting, burning homes and other Properties.

“The petition was also attached with a catalogue of heinous activities of the murderous security outfit including names of ten slain indigenes of the victim-Community in Oguta in faraway Imo State of Nigeria.

On the recent attack and massacre of about 28 innocent residence of Umualaoma, Arondizouogu (Ndi-Ejezie and Ndi-Akunwanta-Uno) of Imo state, by yet to be arrested gunmen, the group accused Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen fleeing Anambra forests of Perpetrating the heinous crime.