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Gunmen operating in two sports utility vehicles on Monday evening killed over a dozen people in Ogboji community, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, News360 Nigeria reports.

The men were said to have arrived a meeting venue where some people said to be indigenes of Ebonyi State were meeting and opened fire on them.

It is however not clear the motive of the attack, but while some people said it may be a renewed enforcement of the already prescribed sit at home protest as it happened on Monday, others said it may be related to a disagreement within the group as the gunmen had requested for minutes of the meeting.

A gory video of the incident circulating on the social media showed a scene where several corpses were lying on the ground, with wailings

Meanwhile, police authorities in Anambra State have confirmed the incident, insisting that only 10 persons were killed, while nine others were injured.

A press release by the Anambra State Police Command, signed by its public relations officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said the command condemned the shooting incident.

He said it resulted in fatal injuries and fatalities to 10 persons and assured that the command shall hunt down the perpetrators and bring them to justice.

He said: “The armed criminals came in two Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV) and attacked the gathering of a group unprovokedly, shooting sporadically.

“The victims were rushed to the Hospital and regrettably, 10 (ten) people were confirmed dead. The bodies have been deposited in the morgue.”

He said the Police – led security team has taken over the scene and are working on necessary information to arrest the preparators.

Zionmdde:
Cooked, baked and delivered by my brothers. We are not blaming no outsider or fulani herdsmen
When we are ready to address the monster ipob created, we sure know what to do.

There was a time it was pertinent to remove the monkey's hand from the pot of soup, now it has turned human hands.

yarimo:
In anambra state? Mr reactor will never react or condemn it but, he will rush to react or visit if the incident happened in other states outside south east.

Amotolongbo:
You are not ready to quench the fire burning your house but you are always fast and zealous to go and quench the fire burning your neighbour’s house 😝. Dey play.

Hope Agbotikuyo Peter Obi will have something to say on this?

Zionmdde:
You comment sounds as intelligent as your moniker

yarimo:
In anambra state? Mr reactor will never react or condemn it but, he will rush to react or visit if the incident happened in other states outside south east.

Zionmdde:
Cooked, baked and delivered by my brothers. We are not blaming no outsider or fulani herdsmen
When we are ready to address the monster ipob created, we sure know what to do.

There was a time it was pertinent to remove the monkey's hand from the pot of soup, now it has turned human hands.

jmoore:
Babablu bulabu.

Always leaving the person that calls himself president Tinubu and be disturbing a private citizen.

Tinubu should provide security for Nigerians, not insecurity.

macolino:
Police said "Only 10 people died"..As if they are chickens..How did we get here?

Mrfixitt:
Nigeria is burning but Tinubu is just gallivanting round the world like Ajala.

ipobcannibals:
So Tinubu is the governor of Anambra? When are you people from that part of the planet ever going to take responsibility for your actions? You people brought this evil upon yourselves when you supported hunchback bingo, namadi cownu and his ipob/esn cannibals. The Nigerian govt can help a people who have refused to first acknowledge their own support for evil (ipob)

AOB1:
It's only God that will help them in southeast, we pray the region will not become another Bornu state because this is how it started in Maiduguri some years ago

K!llers in Benue massacre singing.

Oooops,I no see Fulani Herdsmen ooo no be Fulani herdsmen ni?

We go dey alright with the right information pic.twitter.com/nMiDBT3qIt

— Senior Pst Okezie James Atañi. (@Onsogbu) July 1, 2025

yarimo:
In anambra state? Mr reactor will never react or condemn it but, he will rush to react or visit if the incident happened in other states outside south east.