No fewer than ten persons in Ndiche Umuomara village, Ndiagu Amagu in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have been attacked by suspected thugs in a crisis that erupted in the area.

The victims who includeincludee; Nze Ukwa Nwankwo, Oduge Joseph, Ucha lgwe, Ukwa Simon, Ejike Nwanchonu and many others, received varying degrees of injuries during the incident.

They are receiving treatment in various hospitals in the state.

One of them, Nze Nwankwo Ukwa who is receiving his treatment at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), narrated that he was preparing to attend a meeting conveyed by the traditional ruler of the community when started noticing people scampering for safety.

“Before I could notice it, a group of persons surrounded me and descended on me immediately. They attacked me with all manner of weapon and inflicted injuries on me like this. You can see that one of my eyes is badly affected. I can’t see with.

“The thugs made away with my N120,000 in my pocket, phone and other items. The thugs came with soldiers who supervised the attack on us.

“So many people were seriously injured during the attack. Some were tied hands back during the attack”, he said.

Ukwa said there was no problem in the community to have warranted the attack but suspects that attempt to remove village head of the community by some persons, may have caused the incident.

The victims of the attack have petitioned the state police command to investigate and bring those behind the incident to book.

In a petition to the state Commissioner of Police, Uche-Adaku Anya by their Lawyer, U. C Igba dated 18th February, 2026, he alleged that some group of soldier in conspiracy with some hoodlums whom the victims can identify, invaded and attacked them.

“It is our information that these hoodlums armed themselves with dangerous weapons to wit: small guns, axes, locally made guns and other lethal weapons to attacking the members of the village.

“It is our information that the said hoodlums conspired with some soldiers led by head of the Alarmy in lkwo and invaded our clients village and had many beaten to stupor, robbed many,burgled residential apartments, attempted to kill many while the soldiers stood as a cover in the midst of the attack on law abiding members of our clients’ village.

“It is our information that the following persons were gravely attacked by the hoodlums in tacit support and protection of the said soldiers. They include; Nze Ukwa Nwankwo, Oduge Joseph,Ucha lgwe,Ukwa Simon and Ejike Nwanchonu of Ndiche Umuomara village, Ndiagu Amagu Ikwo.

“The afore said persons are currently hospitalized at different hospitals and clinics owing to the degree of injuries they sustained as a result of the unprovoked attack by the hoodlums who were backed up by the said soldiers.

“It is our information that the aforementioned victims were attacked in the very before of the hired soldiers, had their hands tied at their back while being brutally beaten by the hoodlums. We are informed that the soldiers watched with ease and derided the victims as they ordered them from escaping from the attackers.

“The victims were later handed over to the soldiers who cunningly dropped them off along the way without investigation or handing them over to the police.

“More to our information is that after the attack, arrested and tying of the victims, the said soldiers deserted the scene and the hoodlums went haywire in destroying the property of our clients and other victims of the said attack.

” The hoodlums robbed our clients of 5 motor bike and destroyed houses belonging to persons from our clients’ village.

“The hoodlums are currently chasing people out of our clients’ village and damaging their property. The said assailants are also making conducts like to breach the existing peace in our clients’ village.

“The said miscreants wield all manners of arms and iron rods which they use in attacking people in the village. Some of these hoodlums are all from our clients village.

“Our clients’ fear that the conduct of the said suspects is capable of causing deep crisis in their village if left unchecked by the law enforcement agents.

“Sir, our clients have suffered untold psychological, physical, economic and financial hardship owing to the criminal conduct of the said hoodlums.

“The crime of attempted murder, malicious damage to property and unlawful possession of arms are grievous ones that demand quick intervention and discreet investigation by your office.

“We therefore pray you sir to have our allegations discreetly investigated with a view to bringing the culprits to book” the lawyer wrote.

The community is in disarray following the incident. (The Sun)