The police in Anambra State said they have killed two gunmen enforcing the suspended sit-at-home order in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The gunmen reportedly attacked some traders on Monday at a roundabout, close to the popular Nkwo Umunze market.
A resident of the area, Comfort Mokaogwu, told PREMIUM TIMES that the gunmen set a motorcycle ablaze, and destroyed some goods.
“The gunmen did not kill anybody,” she said.
A video clip which was shared in some WhatsApp groups showed several wheelbarrows filled with rice, garri and beans, thrown on the ground by the gunmen.
The burnt motorcycle was also captured in the video, while a background voice in the clip blamed the traders for flouting the sit-at-home order.
The police spokesperson in Anambra, Tochukwu Ikenga told PREMIUM TIMES the gunmen were later shot dead by police operatives during a shootout.
He said the police in the state have evolved new strategies to…
