Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have attacked men of the Anambra Vigilante Service in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state, killing four of the operatives.
gathered that the assailants, who stormed the area around 2am on Thursday, also set five buildings ablaze.
A source said one of the burnt buildings belonged to the State Independent National Electoral Commission. The source said the hoodlums, after killing the vigilantes at the local government secretariat, beheaded one of them and took his head away.A community leader, Innocent Ozuru, said the incident created panic, as the corpses of the victims littered the road and caused gridlock before the police cleared the scene.
He said, “Ihiala community has been under siege in recent times and it is just a pity that security operatives have not matched their words with action. For example, Ihiala is a border town with many thick forests, which have become a nest for these criminals. What will it cost those in authority to start clearing these forests and converting them into more productive uses?
“People are fleeing their ancestral homes in droves; for how long will this continue in a country where there is government? Our local government headquarters has been destroyed and these hoodlums have continued to unleash terror without looking back.”
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