Gunmen have killed two persons in Agba community, Ishielu Local Government ,Ebonyi State.
Sunday Chukwu Nwadibia, the town union president of the community gave the names of the deceased as Sunday Oyibe, a school proprietor and Chukwu Ebuka.
Nwadibia said the community has been witnessing attacks and robberies since last year which led to loss of lives, cash running into millions and property worth millions of naira.
He revealed that before the killing of Oyibe and Ebuka, the hoodlums attacked a POS operator in the community and dispossessed him of N2.7million.
The town union president who said that the hoodlums usually wear military camouflage with bullet proof vest, also snatched a Toyota Corolla car and five motorcycles from some members of the community when they started operating in the area.
He expressed dismay that their activities have crippled economic activities in the community and urged security agencies to come to their aid .
” I was in my office when people started running that armed robbers are robbing at our junction.
“So, everybody started looking for safety not knowing that the hoodlums are coming very close to our own side in the community.
“Before we could notice it, we heard gunshots and me and my workers also started looking for safety.
“The hoodlums advanced to another junction very close to my house and that junction is called orie agba and started operating there and people started running.
“I climbed one upstairs and started watching the hoodlums. They started shooting heavily and approached my office which I locked already when I noticed their presence in the community.
“They shot one Sunday Oyibe, the founder of Unique International School who is also the chairman of timbers association in Ishielu. We rushed him to the hospital but he couldn’t make it.
“They shot another person, Chukwu Ebuka who people said were dragging his iphone with them.
“This is not the first we are having this type of problem in my community. On January, 2024, there was attack in my house and they shot every doors and windows in my house but God protected us and none of us in the house were cut by bullets.
“That same last year, they snatched a Toyota Corolla car from a member of our community and also snatched five motorcycles from their owners.
“Last two months, they came to orie agba and attacked a POS operator there and took N2.7million from him. Last month, they came to our market and kidnapped a man.
“These hoodlums always mask their faces and they always operate in the night. They wear military uniforms and always were bullet proof vest so that when you see them, you will think they are soldiers.
“Ever since they started operating in our community, there has been anxiety and we no longer move around or do business in the night. Once it is night, you can’t see anyone outside”, he stated.
Ebonyi state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu confirmed the killing of the two persons in the community.
He told Daily Sun that he would get details of the incident from the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ishielu Local Government.
“Yes, I know there was an incident somewhere in Ishielu but I will call the DPO of the area to get more information about it “, he said.
