Gunmen on Tuesday night attacked Ogboro-Eke-Abugu village Ibagwa-Ani in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, killed one, and injured two people.
A witness who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that the gunmen stormed the village around 9 pm Tuesday night and shot James Ugwu, dead, shot his wife in the leg and another person in the stomach.
The witness said, “the sound of gunshots and crying by members of Ugwu’s family attracted neighbours and other villagers, before we rushed to the scene the gunmen have escaped through the bush, they are up to five in number.
“Ugwu has been deposited a mortuary in Nsukka town, while his wife and Ejike Ugwuanyi have been rushed to hospital in Enugu,”
Dr Emma Ugwuerua who is from Ibagwa-ani and also the representative of the Nsukka-West constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly confirmed the incident but declined to give more details.
Also, the Nsukka Police Area commander Mr Yahaya Hassan, said: “Yes I am aware of the attack by gunmen, I have visited the area and have sent my men who are already on the ground to beef up security in the area, he said.
Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO) ASP. Daniel Ndukwe, said: “We got a report that on April 13, yet to be identified armed men attacked and killed James Ugwu in Ibagwa-Ani Nsukka, while his wife and one other were injured.
“The State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Aliyu, has directed the SCIID to launch a full-scale investigation to unravel the mystery behind the attack, arrest and bring the perpetrators to book.
“He pleaded with people of the community to remain calm; assist the police in the investigation and avoid doing anything capable of breaching public peace of the area,”
he said.
