Four vigilante operatives killed by armed sit-at-home enforcers in Anambra
Four vigilante operatives on Monday, murdered in two communities in Anambra state by gunmen suspected to be sit-at-home enforcers.
According to reports, the incident, which occurred in the early hours of today, saw the attackers launch deadly assaults on individuals they identified as violators of the sit-at-home order.
It was gathered that three of the vigilante operatives attached to the security detail of the President-General of the Abatete Development Organization (ADO) in Idemili North Local Government Area, High Chief Ezebinobi Ezigbo, were reportedly killed on the spot, while Chief Ezigbo allegedly sustained severe bullet wounds.
In another attack at Ukpo, in Dunukofia Local Government Area, the gunmen killed one vigilante operative and set their vehicle ablaze, while other members of the team narrowly escaped with their lives.
However, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Tochukwu Ikenga, while confirming the incidents in a telephone conversation, said that while the command had received the reports, details remained sketchy, adding that a full-scale investigation has been launched to identify and apprehend the perpetrators.
Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Dr. Law Mefor, also confirmed the attack in Abatete, his hometown. Speaking from Abuja, where he is currently on official duty, he condemned the act as heinous and unwarranted.
Source: Vanguard newspaper
