Four Persons were Killed and Dumped Near the Popular Nkwo Ogbe Market in Ihiala.
Post created on January 20, 2023
ENGLISH AND IGBO NEWS
Three days after four persons were killed and dumped near the popular Nkwo Ogbe market in Ihiala, gunmen on Thursday again killed three members of the community’s vigilante group and a member of the joint military/police patrol team.
The attackers also set ablaze five buildings at the headquarters of Ihiala local government area.
The attackers beheaded one of the murdered vigilante operatives and removed his head.
The incident caused pandemonium in the entire local government area, resulting in a traffic gridlock along the Onitsha-Owerri road.
Anambra State Police command has confirmed the incident, stating that heavy operation is ongoing in the area.
In a statement, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Tochukwu Ikenga said: “Following the Police/Military operations ongoing in ihiala and its neighboring town, the operatives responding to a distress call of an attack on Ihiala local government headquarters, neutralized one of the attackers, recovered two locally made IED luncher, seven undetonated IED, forty pieces of live cartridges, fifteen live 7.62MM Ak47 ammunition, knives, charms, and other dangerous weapons.
The bodies of the victims were recovered and joint operations are still ongoing. Further development shall be communicated, please.”
Ụbọchị atọ ka e gbuchara mmadụ anọ ma tụfuo ya nso n’ahịa Nkwo Ogbe a ma ama dị n’Ihiala, ndị oji egbe gbukwara ọzọ n’ụbọchị Tọzdee ọzọ ndị otu vigilante obodo na otu onye otu ndị agha na ndị uweojii na-ahụ maka nchekwa.
Ndị mwakpo a gbakwara ụlọ ise ọkụ n’isi ụlọọrụ gọọmentị ime obodo Ihiala.
Ndị mwakpo ahụ gbupụrụ isi otu n’ime ndị ọrụ nchekwa ahụ e gburu egbu ma wepụ isi ya.
Ihe ahụ merenụ butere ọrịa na-efe efe na mpaghara ọchịchị ime obodo niile, nke butere mkpọchi okporo ụzọ n’okporo ụzọ Onitsha-Owerri.
Ndị uweojii na steeti Anambra ekwenyela na ihe a mere, na-ekwu na oke ọrụ na-aga n’ihu na mpaghara ahụ.
Na nkwupụta, onye na-ahụ maka mmekọrịta ọha na eze na steeti ahụ, PPRO, Maazị Tochukwu Ikenga kwuru: “Ka ọrụ ndị uwe ojii / ndị agha na-aga n’ihu na ihiala na obodo gbara ya gburugburu, ndị ọrụ ahụ zara oku nhụsianya nke mwakpo wakporo ụlọ ọrụ gọọmentị ime obodo Ihiala. wepụrụ otu n’ime ndị mwakpo ahụ, nwetaghachi nri ehihie IED abụọ emere n’ime obodo, IED asaa na-enweghị mgbawa, katrijị ndụ ndụ iri anọ, mgbọ dị ndụ 7.62MM Ak47 dị ndụ iri na ise, mma, mma na ngwa ọgụ ndị ọzọ dị ize ndụ.
Ewepụtara ozu ndị ahụ metụtara ma arụkọ ọrụ ọnụ ka na-aga n’ihu. A ga-ekwupụta mmepe ọzọ, biko.”
