Benue LG Chairman threatens litigation against Ebonyi govt over wrongful accusation, incitement

By Peter Duru, Makurdi

Chairman of Ado Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State, Hon. James Oche has threatened legal action against the Ebonyi State Government for wrongfully accusing the people of Agila in Ado LGA of being responsible for the April 12, 2021 attack on Ngbo communities of Ohaukwu Local Government Area, LGA, of Ebony.

Oche also raised the alarm that the allegation by the state government could incite the Ngbo communities to take up arms against his constituents in Agila lamenting that the N20 Million the government announced was given to the Ngbo Vigilante to procure…