Hoodlums attack Ebonyi market again, many shot, vehicles burnt

There was mayhem on Tuesday as some gunmen invaded Nwakpu market in the Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, shooting many people.

The rampaging hoodlums also set ablaze vehicles and motorcycles of people at the market for allegedly defying a purported sit-at-home order.

The gunmen were suspected to be enforcers of the five-day sit-at-home declared by Simon Ekpa,

According to eye witness, the assailants were shooting indiscriminately at people as everybody ran at different directions in the ensuing pandemonium.

Vanguard reports to the Police Sector Crime Officer in charge of the area, Kingsley Okorie, as confirming the incident, saying when police got information about the attack at the market, they stormed the market, and on sighting the security agents, the hoodlums fled.

“We gave them a hot pursuit but they escaped on motorcycle through narrow paths to the bush,” police officer said.

The officer said that one of the victims, Henry had been taken to the hospital where efforts were on to extract the bullets lodged in his thigh.

Both IPOB and its Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu have since disowned Ekpa over the five-day sit-at-home order, saying it’s inflicting hardship on the people.
The pro-Biafra movement had vowed to confront enforcers of the purported order.

There have also been outrage from across the South East against the sit-at-home order which has been generally ignored by the people