Many people have been feared killed, including policemen and a soldier, at Ihiala axis of Anambra State during a clash between security operatives and gunmen.
The incident happened on Monday at the Imo State border towns of Orsumoghu, Lilu, and Azia in Ihiala Local Government Area.
According to Vanguard, an indigene of one of the communities in Ihiala said the gunmen were suspected to be members of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, the military arm of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
There were unconfirmed reports that among those killed, were four policemen, a soldier, and some gunmen.
A police source said there was indeed a clash that lasted for hours.
He said: “There were shootings between the hoodlums and security operatives at Orsumoghu, which lasted for hours. Some people lost their lives while others got injured, but those hoodlums who are alive will live to regret their action
“Our special forces have been there to rout the insurgents who have been abducting and killing people on that road.”
The state Commissioner of Police, Echeng Echeng, was said to have ordered immediate deployment of special forces to the area.
WITHIN NIGERIA had reported that Chairman/CEO, Ofoma Associates Limited, Chief Gab Ofoma, was killed on Sunday while heading back to his base in Port Harcourt after he visited his home hometown, Nnewi.
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