Council boss speaks on attack by suspected IPOB members in Ebonyi

The Chairman of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Prince Ikechukwu Odono, on Monday condemned an attack by suspected IPOB members at Ezzamgbo

DAILY POST reports that about eight masked gunmen stormed the junction and started shooting sporadically to scare marketers away, before setting ablaze properties valued at millions of naira.

An eyewitness, who spoke to DAILY POST, said the unknown gunmen who invaded the place in blue Toyota Sienna car, carried charms in a local pot, shouting, “Mazi Nnamdi Kanu must be released by the Nigerian government” during the operation. “I quickly called security agents but before they could reach the scene of the incident, the armed men had left for Nkwo Donkey Market where they shot sporadically on the air; and set ablaze one tricycle and another three motorcycles.“Now, security agents are everywhere, in Ohaukwu, carrying out a serious investigation to fish out the perpetrators of the evil acts.

The police Spokesperson in Ebonyi State, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, also confirmed the incident, saying that the armed men came in a Sienna car and attacked commuter buses, tricycles and motorcycles at Ezzamgbo junction.

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