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Scores Injured, Property Destroyed As Gunmen Seize Anambra Community by abc115: 9:35am On Aug 15, 2021 |
No fewer than 50 persons were injured and property worth millions of naira destroyed by unknown persons in Isuaniocha community in Awka North local government area of Anambra State As a result, the people of the area have cried out to Governor Willie Obiano and the federal government for help. The incident, according to sources happened few days ago in the sleepy community As at the time of filing this report, no arrest had been made as the State Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, said the matter had not been reported to the command He said he would make further enquiries into the matter, adding that the command would not tolerate lawlessness. However, The Nation gathered that the incident had caused fear and panic among residents in the community. An eye witness, Peace Patrick, who works in one of the guest houses destroyed, said it was like a war territory She said about thirty young men carrying assorted weapons including guns, descended on them at the guest house, beating up everyone and destroying household effects worth millions of naira in the facility. Also, Ada Favour alleged that the hoodlums carted away, television sets, refrigerators, assorted drinks, foams, and huge sum of money. I was inside the room when they invaded us, they started shooting the window glasses, breaking everywhere and parking our electronic gadgets, they collected my sisters phone from her.” One of the injured victims, Mr Onyebuchi Okeke, said the way the hoodlums pounced on them was as if they were descendants of the Boko Haram people He said they were working on a bridge leading to Otoko village in the area when they arrived shooting non-stop into the air to scare onlookers while they destroyed cars, motorcycles among others Another victim, Mr John Nwankwo, said “we were working at the bridge, when the boys descended on us asking us to stop work immediately. “They started attacking us with machetes, destroying cars parked and even tricycles, God really saved us from the hands of those unidentified hoodlums.” Speaking with The Nation on phone, the President General of the community, Comrade Frank Mkpume, blamed the crisis on the activities of people he described as bad elements, who he alleged were bent on fomenting trouble in the land for selfish purposes. “They had been involved in some illegal activities including collecting levies from developers, selling lands of individuals, intimidating people and hijacking the work of the elders and market authorities we know them.” The Chairman of Otoko village, Mr Okwudili Obiakor, said that trouble started in December last year when the people wanted to replace the caretaker committee On the allegations, the Youth Chairman of the community, Mr Onyemazi Ngini, regretted the inability of the Anambra State government to recognise their new President General after they had impeached Mr Frank Mkpume, led to the lingering crises in the area. He accused Mkpume of going ahead to collect development levy amounting to a million naira from a developer and never remitted such to the youths account. https://thenationonlineng.net/scores-injured-property-destroyed-as-gunmen-seize-anambra-community/ |
Re: Scores Injured, Property Destroyed As Gunmen Seize Anambra Community by GardenOfGod(m): 9:38am On Aug 15, 2021 |
Barbaric |
Re: Scores Injured, Property Destroyed As Gunmen Seize Anambra Community by blamingthedevil: 9:38am On Aug 15, 2021 |
One of the injured victims, Mr Onyebuchi Okeke, said the way the hoodlums pounced on them was as if they were descendants of the Boko Haram people Biafran Boys , descendants of Boko Haram? 2 Likes
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Re: Scores Injured, Property Destroyed As Gunmen Seize Anambra Community by Chaandicy(f): 9:45am On Aug 15, 2021 |
Too bad |
Re: Scores Injured, Property Destroyed As Gunmen Seize Anambra Community by Fahdiga(m): 9:53am On Aug 15, 2021 |
All this desperate attempts by the terrorist Fulani led federal government to turn the east to a war zone will not succeed 3 Likes |
Re: Scores Injured, Property Destroyed As Gunmen Seize Anambra Community by AntiBeEmCe(m): 9:56am On Aug 15, 2021 |
These attacks are carried out by fulani thugs/DSS...to further drive their narrative that ESN is a violent group. But they have failed. 3 Likes |
Re: Scores Injured, Property Destroyed As Gunmen Seize Anambra Community by Sergio101(m): 9:59am On Aug 15, 2021 |
Bad. But before zombies will label it ESN, the attack was from outside force, realitively the fulanis......fact (from witness, they don't look igbo in appearance) |
Re: Scores Injured, Property Destroyed As Gunmen Seize Anambra Community by colorsofrainbow: 10:00am On Aug 15, 2021 |
Buhari has sent his Fulani terrorist brothers |
Re: Scores Injured, Property Destroyed As Gunmen Seize Anambra Community by SLAP44: 10:00am On Aug 15, 2021 |
Last kicks of a dying fulaniterrorists horses. 2 Likes |
Re: Scores Injured, Property Destroyed As Gunmen Seize Anambra Community by Monogamy: 10:05am On Aug 15, 2021 |
For what? |
Re: Scores Injured, Property Destroyed As Gunmen Seize Anambra Community by Harrykn: 10:38am On Aug 15, 2021 |
Great job |
Re: Scores Injured, Property Destroyed As Gunmen Seize Anambra Community by Nobody: 10:43am On Aug 15, 2021 |
blamingthedevil:it is amazing that you will decend low just to give Biafuro one more knock while they are down. |
Re: Scores Injured, Property Destroyed As Gunmen Seize Anambra Community by Nobody: 10:44am On Aug 15, 2021 |
SLAP44: The end of a dying iboterrorists IPIGs |
Re: Scores Injured, Property Destroyed As Gunmen Seize Anambra Community by stanluiz(m): 11:30am On Aug 15, 2021 |
This thing na old news na. Nation newspaper always recycling news. Incompetent and poor journalism. It is just a leadership problems in the Community which resulted to Clashes by the big men in the Community who want to impose their own man as the head. |
Re: Scores Injured, Property Destroyed As Gunmen Seize Anambra Community by clericuzzio(m): 11:30am On Aug 15, 2021 |
blamingthedevil: Mumu. Indirectly she has told you the tribe of those that attacked. Try read sentence twice or thrice before responding |
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