5 unknown gunmen shot dead in Ebonyi

From Ann Elom, Abakaliki

No fewer than five unknown gunmen were were killed by the police at Ishieke in Ebonyi Local government Area of Ebonyi state. This, followed after the lshieke police Division came under heavy attack by the gunmen on Wednesday night. It was gathered that the incident started around 9:30 pm with heavy shootings, forcing residents of the area into hiding.

A viral video clip showed some of the dead unknown gunmen in a car. One of the sources, Mr Elizabeth Agu said the gunmen arrived at the police station with two cars and started shooting sporadically in the air. He said the gunmen engaged in a gun duel with the policemen on duty in front of the station for over 30 minutes, before other security operatives came for reinforcement. According to another source, the situation later drew the attention of more security operatives, including the Army, who came in their numbers to apprehend the hoodlums.

The source said, “they continued shooting sporadically on the air while moving to Odomoke Ishieke market along Nwiboko Obodo road in Ebonyi Council Area”. All efforts made to get police confirmation proved abortive as When contacted for confirmation, Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Joshua Ukandu’s phone number was out of reach as at the time of filling the report.