By Cajetan Muta
Gunmen suspected to be operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the militants arm of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) on Thursday night shot dead one person during their operation at Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Two persons also were kidnapped by the gunmen for failure to answer questions about the IPOB struggle.
The gunmen in large numbers were said to have operated around 9 pm and had a field day as they operated for about 30 minutes before leaving the area.
An eyewitness who gave his name as Mr Iyke Orji who narrated the story in a social media post said the men shot indiscriminately which caused serious vehicular traffic.
Orji said: “Unknown (gunmen) didn’t forgive us. About 30 mins ago, they came to Oko/Amaokpala, stopping vehicular movement coming from Ufuma and Umunze to Oko. They shot sporadically.”
“They gunned down an old man who they interrogated first and asked him questions relating to the (IPOB) struggle.
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“They stopped a Lexus 330 jeep and kidnapped the driver. A Toyota Camry (spider) was bashed. These young boys successfully carried out their operation for about 26 mins without being repelled by security agencies.
They drove away with two persons, leaving one dead at the scene. To God be the glory as I ran today and visibly observed. I also lost my screen device,” Orji said.
Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga when contacted promised to get back to our reporter with details of what happened but never did till the time of filing this report.
