The hoodlums invaded the communities between 8 a.m and 9 a.m. on Monday, residents told PREMIUM TIMES.
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Residents said the armed men invaded the community and opened fire on three vigilante operatives, who engaged the attackers in a shootout.Nigerians need credible journalism. Help us report it. “They killed one vigilante member and burnt their vehicle at Ukpo Roundabout. They also killed a motorcycle rider,” another resident said.PREMIUM TIMES reliably gathered that the separate attacks occurred within one hour.“The armed men today 18/11/2024, unprovoked, by 8:45 a.m.
Mr Obono, he said, has commiserated with the family, and community of the deceased over the loss of the victims. IPOB is a group leading agitation for an independent state of Biafra which it wants carved out from the South-east and some parts of the South-south Nigeria.
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