Anambra: Four Died As Monday Sit-At-Home Turns Deadly

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Monday morning, opened fire on some residents and security operatives in the communities, in a fatal attack at Ukpo, Dunukofia Local Government Area and Abatete, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State on Monday, reportedly leading to the death of more than four person. 

Eyewitnesses accounts disclosed that the gunmen, suspected to be enforcing the Monday sit-at-home, arrived Abatete community at about 8:30 am and opened fire on some residents, before proceeding to the Ukpo Roundabout, where they also fired, randomly at many people, including some members of the Anambra State Vigilante Operatives.

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It was gathered that the attackers, also, set ablaze some vehicles of the vigilante operatives, and killed at least four of the vigilante men.

The ugly incident was corroborated by some videos currently trending on social media, showing the corpses of one of the vigilante operatives lying in a pool of blood at the Ukpo Roundabout while three were seen in a similar manner in Abatete.

In one of the videos, the President General of Abatete Community, Chimame Ezigbo, was seen being rushed to the hospital for urgent medical attention, after he was dangerously hit by bullet during the attack.

Another member of the vigilante operative was also hit by bullets and was rushed to the hospital for urgent medical attention.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed that the command was aware of the incident.

He noted that some operatives have been deployed to the scene.