Suspected Faction Of IPOB Foot-Soldiers Killed Scores In Fresh Attack in South-East

Suspected Faction of IPOB Foot-Soldiers Killed Scores In Fresh Attack in South-east

The unexpected attack happened barely four days after about 10 persons were killed by same IPOB fighter in Nibo Community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State.

By chibike Isenyo

Scores of innocent people were killed on Thursday when IPOB fighter attacked residents of Awka, Anambra State, the South-east part of Nigeria.

The attack was carried out at about 21, 00 GMT, as confirmed our reporter.

The attack happened just four days after no fewer than 10 people were killed by the IPOB  Foot-Soldiers in Nibo Community in Awka South Local Government Area of the state.

Governor Charles Soludo of Amambra state has vowed to track down the killers.

For the latest attack, sources told our reporter that the “killers” invaded and shot some residents at Ifite, close to the main gate of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University.

The killers also shot about four other people at Witness Garden along Ifite-Amansea Road in Awka.

A student of the university, who asked not to be named, said at least nine people were killed in the attack.

“I saw about six corpses along the road. And I know they also killed some other people at the (Witness) Garden,” he said.

In the clip obtained by our reporter, not less than four bodies were seen lingering on the ground with sympathisers heard lamenting the attack.

Another clip obtained by this newspaper showed some of the IPOB Foot-Soldiers attacking a neighbourhood in the area.

The killers are about five in number, were filmed putting an unidentified man inside the boot of their white Sienna vehicle before zooming off.

Some residents believe the killers must have been members of a rival group in the state.

When contacted on Thursday afternoon, the police spokesperson of  Anambra State command Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the attack.

Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, said only four people were killed in the attack.

“Preliminary information shows that the killer group, unprovoked, started shooting sporadically and some bullets fatally hit four persons in the area and were rushed to the hospital for aid by the police operatives,” he said.

The spokesperson said police operatives had been deployed in the area and have recovered some empty shells of bullets fired by the killers .