There was pandemonium in Nnewi, Anambra State, Sunday afternoon when gunmen went on a rampage in the industrial city.
Residents said the Nnewi office of the Directorate of State Security Service (DSS) was attacked by the gunmen.
The gunmen, according to witnesses, drove from Owerri Road in four Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs), stopped at Emecourt Road Junction where they released some gunshots which made passersby scamper for safety.
They later drove through Nkwo Triangle Roundabout and moved towards Nnobi Road. A passerby who was reportedly hit by a stray bullet was rushed to a nearby hospital.
A military armored vehicle, according to the witnesses later surfaced and drove around town passing through Emecourt Road. But there was no exchange of fire as the military and the gunmen did not meet as at the time of filing this report.
