Gunmen on Monday evening reportedly killed three persons and injured many others in an attack on Nnobi in Idemili North Local Government Area.
The attack occurred around 8.45 pm according to a report in The Nation.
Anambra Police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu couldn’t be reached on phone.
But a Senior Police Officer, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the incident.
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The source said it was a case of cult war and not gunmen attack as speculated.
According to the source: “Only two persons were killed during the shootings involving cult members and few others got injured in the process.”
It was gathered that the gunmen were moving from one location to another while passers-by scampered for safety in the area.
A source claimed all the security operatives around the area, close to Nnewi ran away with their patrol vehicles during the attack.
In a related development, it was reported that gunmen killed three policemen and injured two persons while setting a police vehicle ablaze at the Ezeiweka area of the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State.
An eyewitness said the incident happened at the spot where the policemen usually mount checkpoints in the area.
According to the source, the gunmen were apparently angered by the way the security operatives collect money from motorists with impunity
He said: “The residents usually feel secure because the area is very dangerous. But the way they extort motorists is what the people don’t like.”