Fear gripped residents of Afikpo town, in the Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Tuesday following a letter allegedly written to banks in the community by armed robbers, notifying them of a planned visit to the community.
The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Afikpo North LGA, Mrs Amuche Otunta, could not confirm the letter as of the time of filing this report, but said, “All I know is that there is a security threat in my local government area”. “But to that extent, I know there is a security threat, and I don’t know whether robbers wrote a letter or not,” she added.
However, a senior police officer in Afikpo, who spoke to PUNCH Metro on condition of anonymity, confirmed the letter.
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