EBONYI Government on Monday, disowned the video footages displayed on social media about the border crisis between Igbeagu community of the state and Ukelle community of Cross River.
Chief Emmanuel Onwe, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the videos were posted by some ‘reckless and thoughtless individuals’.
Onwe said that the horrendous images posted on the social media platforms did not originate from the border clashes as insinuated by the individuals who posted them.
“First, the video in question trended for several weeks in 2017 and purportedly emanated from Boko Haram atrocities in the Lake Chad Basin region.
“The observable injuries are not characteristics of injuries inflicted by gunshots or machete cuts which are weapons reportedly deployed by those engaged in the…
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