Gunmen visited homes of political figureheads in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, after police personnel attached to the Ogrute Police Division in the council area repelled an attack by the gunmen on its facilities.
According to Vanguard, the hoodlums shot sporadically into the air as they embarked on political vendetta in the areas
Among those they visited was the home of a royal father and the traditional ruler of Aji Ancient Kingdom, HRH, Igwe Simeon Osisi Itodo, who is also the father of the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area chairman, Prince Ejike Itodo.
Others are the country home of a lawmaker representing Igbo-Eze North/Udenu Federal Constituency, Simon Atigwe, also in Aji community and the workshop of the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Mass Transit, Matthew Adonu, at Mkpamte, also in the council area, where they killed two police personnel and collected their guns on Friday.
HRH, Igwe Itodo, who spoke to Vanguard on the incident said the gunmen came in the night of Friday and Saturday morning to his residence and were shooting sporadically.
The monarch said that he was still recovering from the shock of the incident in an undisclosed hospital as his blood pressure rose beyond normalcy.
Meanwhile, some residents who spoke on condition of anonymity said the incident has affected social and commercial activities in the local government area due to the fear of the unknown.
The state police spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the incident said that a crack team of the Command’s Tactical Operatives has been deployed to the council area to forestall reoccurrence, adding that no life was lost in the incident of Saturday.
The statement read: “In the early hours of today, 04/06/2022, yet-to-be-identified masked gunmen operating in a green-coloured Sienna vehicle, attempted to attack Igbo-Eze North Police Station at Ogrute, but were repelled by Police operatives after a gun duel. The escaping hoodlums shot sporadically in an attempt to create panic in some locations of the area. However, no casualty was recorded.
“Meanwhile, a crack team of the Command’s Tactical Operatives, have been deployed to the area to forestall re-occurrence and fish out the assailants; while residents of the area and members of the public, in general, have been enjoined to be law-abiding, vigilant and volunteer credible information/intelligence the Police require to clampdown on the hoodlums.”
