By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Anambra State Police Command, on Tuesday September 10, 2024, announced that they have launched an investigation into an attack, Monday evening, in Isionye Community in Nawfia Njikoka Local Council of the State by gunmen.
The attack left in its trail, three persons dead, land five others critically injured.
The Source reports that the attack comes on the heels of two previous ones on Ogbaru Local Council headquarters and Oba Police formation in Nnewi South Local Government within the last three weeks.
Some eye witness accounts said the gunmen had first disguised as prospective land buyers and subsequently lured their targets to the site of the said land deal before unleashing the attack on them.
The witnesses, also, informed that the gunmen opened fire on the people they had gathered under the pretence of buying the land, leaving no fewer than three persons dead, and five others critically injured.
“Unidentified gunmen invaded our community in Isionye Enugu Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government ,this evening killing several people .
“They arrived in a Sienna Toyota Vehicle, posing as potential land buyers. None of us sensed danger, until they brought out their weapons and began to shoot.
“Those who escorted them to the land were shot while many residents who scampered for safety owing to indiscriminate shootings were injured.
In a statement by its spokesperson ,Tochukwu Ikenga ,SP, the Anambra Police Command said it has recovered the operational vehicle used by the hoodlums.
“The Commissioner of Police ,CP Nnaghe Itam has ordered an investigation into the murder of three individuals and the serious injury to five others on Monday ,September 9,2024 at 2 pm in Isionye land ,near the boundary between Enugu Ukwu and Nawfia
“Preliminary reports suggest that the victims were deceived into coming to the land under the pretense of a real estate transaction before being assaulted with firearms and machetes.
“The testimony of the injured victims who are currently receiving medical treatment, is aiding the investigation, while the bodies of the deceased have been taken to the morgue .
“The Commissioner of Police has urged the Community to remain calm as police operatives work to identify the killers” the police spokesman stated.
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