The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has relaxed the curfew imposed in Amasiri, Afikpo Local Government Area, restricting movement from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Governor Nwifuru announced this while briefing reporters after the State Security Council meeting at his office, New Government, Centenary City in Abakaliki, the State capital.

The curfew earlier imposed in Amasiri restricted movement from 2 p.m. to 10 a.m. following the attack on Okporojo, Oso-Edda in the Edda Local Government Area, that claimed the lives of four with their heads severed.

Governor Nwifuru stated that the Amasiri community’s failure to produce the heads of the victims of the Okporojo killings after the expiration of the 72-hour ultimatum issued earlier would attract stringent measures for them to produce the severed heads.

He maintained that schools in Amasiri remain closed for safety, as security agencies continued to carry out investigations.

Nwifuru added that all the suspects involved and arrested would be charged in court.

The Okporojo incident was said to have happened on the afternoon of January 29, 2026, when unidentified armed men reportedly ambushed the community, setting houses on fire, just as four people were said to have been allegedly beheaded and their heads taken away by the assailants.