Gunmen attacked and shot dead two members of the government-owned Ebubeagu Security Outfit in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State. The incident took place at the popular Ebebe Junction, on Friday night. The incident, which also led to many residents of the area sustaining varying degrees of injuries, has caused palpable fears among the citizenry, as some were seen scampering for safety. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chris Anyanwu, also confirmed the development.
There is tension and fear of the unknown in Mkpuma Ekwa-Oku Community in the Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State as suspected gunmen killed a security operative of Ebubeagu. This has created an atmosphere of fear of the unknown as residents of the community are not certain of what might happen next. It was gathered that gunmen in the early hours of Friday shot dead one Sunday Izhikpa, who was a member of the Southeast outfit at his duty post in the community.