Gunmen wreaked havoc on two communities in Ebonyi and Imo states on Wednesday.
Hoodlums stormed the famed Nwakpu Market in Ndufu-Alike village, Ikwo Local Government Area, Ebonyi State.
According to report, the hoodlums shot a car owner in the head and set fire to his vehicle.
According to a community source, the gunmen invaded the market in the morning, just as traders from the hinterland started for business.
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Nwakpu Market is located directly across the street from the country residence of Ebonyi State Deputy Governor, Eric Kelechi.
The source said, “The gunmen came into the market and ordered traders and shop owners to vacate the market. They also told them to observe the sit-at-home.
“After dispatching the traders and shop owners, the gunmen set ablaze a vehicle. As the vehicle owner attempted to put out the fire, they shot him in the head and legs.”
Economic activity were also halted in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital, according to news reports, as fueling stations, banks, and event centers were closed.
Mr Friday Nnanna, the state Commander of the Ebubeagu Security Outfit, stated that the attackers were not members of the Indigenous People of Biafra.
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He said, “What happened was that some boys invaded the Nwakpu Market to rob traders. They were not IPOB members because they came into the market with locally-made pistols.
“Ebubeagu is on ground to arrest those boys; we know the clothes they wore. Between now and tomorrow, we will apprehend them.”
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A dissident IPOB organization announced last Friday that there would be a sit-in between December 9 and 14, 2022, and that anyone spotted outdoors during that time would be killed.
However, IPOB, through its representative, Emma Powerful, distanced itself from the decree, claiming that it was anti-people and violated the organization’s principles.
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Gunmen also attacked the Isinweke community in Imo State’s Ihitte-Uboma LGA.
The incident came only 48 hours after gunmen in four vehicles stormed the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters in Owerri, the state capital.
Three gunmen and a police officer were killed during the invasion.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, the gunmen, who operated from vehicles, instructed business owners to close for the day and go home as they fired into the air.
A source said, “They attacked Isinweke community, which is the commercial hub of Isinweke Local Government Area. They shot indiscriminately and ordered business people to go home immediately. They burnt some motorcycles and ended up closing the market for the day.”
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Micheal Abattam, the spokesperson for the state police command, had yet to issue a remark on the incident.
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