Hoodlums, on Tuesday, reportedly killed four people, including a woman, in Eziani in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The yet-to-be-identified deceased lost their lives following indiscriminate shooting by the gunmen armed with Ak47.
The Informant247 gathered that the hoodlums immediately took to their heels after the attack, leaving the deceased in the pool of their blood.
Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police spokesperson, while confirming the incident, said the unidentified lifeless bodies were recovered during Police/military operations in the area, saying the bodies have been deposited in the morgue.
He said: “Police/military operations have been intensified in Ihiala and its neighboring town as operatives responded to a distress call in the early hours of today 10/1/2023 at Nzomiwu Street, Eziani, Ihiala, recovered yet unidentified lifeless bodies, three males and one female at the scene.
“Preliminary information reveals that the criminal elements armed with Ak47, started shooting indiscriminately and unprovoked.
“Unfortunately, bullets hit four unarmed civil populace. The bodies have been deposited in the morgue.”