Gunmen Tuesday attacked the country home of the Chairman of Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Steve Orogwu, killing three of his relatives.The council chairman was not at home when the attack occurred.
A source close to Mr Orogwu said the hoodlums stormed the chairman’s home in Ekpaomaka late Tuesday night.He said: “They attacked my family compound at Ikwo at night and killed my elder brother and two of his sons and a security guard.”It was further learnt that the corpses of the victims have been taken to a mortuary in Abakaliki.The spokesperson of the police in the state, Loveth Odah, said she was away on an official assignment when contacted for comments.
Security in Southeast Nigeria, including Ebonyi, has deteriorated with attacks on security agencies, government and public facilities, and high profile individuals becoming almost a daily occurrence., a group seeking an independent state of Biafra to be carved out of the South-east and parts of the South-south of the country., the IPOB leader, last year by the Nigerian government.
The group has consistently denied responsibility for the attacks stating that it is a non-violent organisation.
Which kind gunmen ipob dai
The work of desperate politicians trying to eliminate their competition. Sadly it will be passed off as IPOB and used to justify the killing of innocent people by the government
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