{"id":345,"date":"2026-04-07T01:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/?p=345"},"modified":"2026-04-07T05:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T05:43:18","slug":"another-monarch-murdered-in-ebonyi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/?p=345","title":{"rendered":"Another Monarch Murdered in Ebonyi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/806.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/806.jpg 860w, https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/806-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/806-768x464.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>{FROM <em>WISEMAN<\/em> Crime Desk, Abakaliki}<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exactly a month after the traditional ruler of Alike Ikwo Community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Enonyi State, Ezeogo Francis Igwe was kidnapped and killed by gunmen. Ezeogo Josephat Ikegwu, the traditional leader of the Ishinkwo autonomous community in Onicha L. G. A of Enonyi State has reportedly murdered by suspected assassins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reports indicate that the monarch was shot dead in his home few days ago by gunmen who entered his compound, with his wife present during the heinous act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reacting, the Executive Chairman of the Onicha LGA Council Area of the state, Hon.Ikechukwu Ogbofia, confirmed the incident and expressed his sorrow over the murder. He also noted that the monarch&#8217;s body has been deposited in a mortuary while police has commenced investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Enonyi State Police Public Relations Officer,(PPRO), SP Ukandu Joshua, stated that he had not yet received details about the case at the time of this report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/247wisemem.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">247wisemem.com<\/a>&nbsp;highlights that Ikegwu is the fifth traditional ruler from Ebonyi State to be murdered since 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/806-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/806-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/806-1-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/806-1-768x464.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{FROM WISEMAN Crime Desk, Abakaliki} Exactly a month after the traditional ruler of Alike Ikwo Community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Enonyi State, Ezeogo Francis Igwe was kidnapped and killed by gunmen. Ezeogo Josephat Ikegwu, the traditional leader of the Ishinkwo autonomous community in Onicha L. G. 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