No fewer than eight persons have been feared killed when gunmen and security operatives clash in Anambra State, TheNation report.
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The incident, occurred on Monday at Orsumoghu, Lilu and Azia section in Ihiala local government area.
It was learnt one of the prominent men in Nnewi, Chief Gab Ofoma (Ojemba Enwe Ilo Nnewi) Chairman/CEO of Ofoma Associates Ltd was also killed on Sunday on his way to Ukpor in Nnewi South from Onitsha.
The gunbattle between security operatives and the gunmen, suspected to be members of the Eastern Security Network ESN of the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB), had been on since weekend.
Our correspondent further gathered out of the number feared killed, four were Policemen, one a soldier and three gunmen.
Anambra Police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu didn’t respond to enquiries for confirmation of the incident.
However, a Senior Police Officer, who did not want to be quoted, confirmed the incident to The Nation.
The source said: “Yes, there has been shootings between the hoodlums and security operatives at Orsumoghu which has lasted for hours.
“Some people lost their lives while others got injured, but those hoodlums who are alive will live to regret their actions in time to come.”
Another Senior Police Officer said Police Commissioner, Echeng Echeng, had ordered for immediate deployment of special forces
He said: “Our Special Forces have been there since last night to rout insurgents abducting and killing people on that road.”
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