Unknown gunmen numbering about three operating on motorcycles at about 8pm on Friday night opened fire at operatives of Ebonyi State seurity outfit, EbubeAgu
“While he was still on the phone with the person talking, one Ebubeagu operative met him and told him that after making the call that he must give them money if not they will not release his motorcycle,” he explained.
He further said that other passers-by who were standing there trying to settle the dispute also ran for safety, adding that the gunmen and the bike owner immediately zoomed off in the mist of the confusion.
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