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There was tension in the Oruku community, in the Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, as gunmen suspected to be cultists injured one person and burnt over 35 houses and a market.
The incident reportedly occurred between 6.30pm on Saturday and 7.30am on Sunday.
Our correspondent, who visited the community with the new state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Aliyu, observed that some houses were still aflame as of Sunday morning.
Only a handful of people were sighted at the community, as residents were reported to have fled for fear of being killed by the hoodlums, who wielded AK-47 rifles and GPMG.