Soldiers reportedly from 82 Division in Enugu, have allegedly opened fire on members of the State Neighborhood Watch fighting chasing after kidnappers.
There is palpable tension in Enugu State as Nigerian soldiers reportedly aiding kidnappers in the state allegedly opened fire on members of the State Neighborhood Watch fighting the kidnappers. Two people were killed including the wife of one of them while four others were injured. SaharaReporters gathered that the incident happened around 9 pm on Thursday night along 9th Mile -Eke- Ezeagu Road.
The Enugu State Police Command says it has rescued four kidnapped victims in a forest at Aishi-Ette in the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of the state. The rescue operation, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the Command's spokesperson, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, was assisted by the State Forest Guard and Neighbourhood Watch Group. Ndukwe said that the victims - two males and two females - were rescued after a fierce gun battle with their abductors on Sunday.
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have taken over a 15km Enugu-Ugwuogo-Opi-Nsukka Road, abducting 16 travellers in about four days despite over 15 military and police checkpoints on the road. Several others injured in the attacks are in various hospitals in Nsukka and Enugu, southeast Nigeria for medical attention. The hoodlums reportedly boasted to their victims that they are Hausa/Fulani and vowed to make the southeast region a living hell over agitations for the restoration of the independent state of Biafra.