…set car ablaze
Yesterday’s Keep-At-Residence order, declared by the Indigenous Individuals of Biafra (IPOB), over continued detentioned of its chief, Nnamdi Kanu, turned bloody at Ukpo Dunukofia Native Authorities Space of Anambra State when three members of the Neighborhood’s Vigilance Companies (AVS), have been killed by gunmen within the early hours of the day.
That is simply as gunmen additionally stormed Abatete Neighborhood in Idemili North Native Authorities Space of the state, opening fireplace on members of the group, resulting in the dying of one other individual.
The gunmen after killing the three AVS members at Ukpo set their operational car on fireplace, earlier than taking off, whereas about seven individuals have been injured within the assault.
One man believed to be the President Basic of Ukpo city and one of many vigilance personnel nevertheless escaped dying by the whiskers, sustaining numerous levels of bullet wounds.
An eyewitness mentioned that the gunmen had stormed the Ukpo Roundabout capturing recklessly and on sighting a sienna bus carrying members of the Vigilante Companies, they opened fireplace on them resulting in the dying of the three personnel.
In keeping with him; “They got here from nowhere capturing sporadically and chanting no Biafra No Freedom, and other people began working for security.”
It was not clear if the mentioned President Basic of the Ukpo Neighborhood was of their firm, however it’s suspected that the Vigilante Companies AVS had come to report back to him when the incident occurred.
When contacted, the state command Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident, however mentioned that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ukpo Neighborhood is on floor to understudy the incident whereas awaiting his report.
Recall that Gov Charles Soludo had final two weeks ordered all markets within the state to open and to not obey the Keep-At-Residence order by the gunmen which the merchants at Ukpo complied with earlier than the incident.
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