By; PAMELA EBOH, Awka
Some communities in Anambra State were again on Sunday thrown into sorrow and fear following the killing of seven persons in various locations in the state by gunmen
At Isulo, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state, four siblings including their mother were killed.
The other two took place at Abatete in Idemili North Local Government Area, while another man was killed at Nanka Orumba North Local Government Area.
Eyewitnesses account said that the gunmen invaded those areas and opened fire on the victims and left.
The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Tochukwu Ikenga could not confirm the incident as he said the details were sketchy
He rather said, the command would talk about the incidents later, when they have the clear picture of what transpired.
However, one of the Senior Police Officers in the state, who did not want to be quoted, said that the Isulo incident was true.
The source said that the woman and her children did not look like people from Igboland.
But the source failed to confirm the other two locations, saying, ‘I’ve not received the signals of those ones. ‘
At the moment, tension has heightened in Anambra State following the constant killings of persons on daily basis by gunmen.
