By Kenneth Onuoha
365Daily – Unknown gunmen on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, invaded a popular Onueke community in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
It was gathered that the gunmen, numbering about five, had trailed a customer to one of the commercial banks in the area, where they killed one police officer.
The criminals shot sporadically in the air near the bank, causing customers and staff to scamper in various directions for safety.
A source who spoke with 365Daily said they did not seem interested in entering the bank as they seemed to be focused on the man they trailed there.
After they finished at the bank, the gunmen, according to the source, moved to other business points in the area which they robbed.
They were said to have entered a provision store and carted away some cartoons of drinks, then proceeded to a nearby drinks shop where they robbed the business owners of their money.
Not satisfied, they moved to a nearby filling station and also carted away all the money made from the day’s sales.
365Daily reliably gathered that Police and Military officers arrived at this point and engaged them in a shootout, which made them retreat from the area.
Police spokesperson, Loveth Odah, could not be reached for comment at the time of filing this report.
When contacted on the phone, the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Internal Security, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, confirmed the incident and the killing of police officer.