Daredevil Gunmen Disrupt Another Labour Party Meeting in Enugu
- Gunmen attacked members of the Labour Party (LP) who were holding a meeting in Enugu state on Sunday
- Specifically, the incident occurred at Umuida, Ozzi ward 7, in Igbo-Eze north local government area of the state
- The gunmen stormed the venue of the meeting on motorcycles and shot sporadically causing the party members to flee and scamper for safety
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In what can be described as another bad day in the southeast, some gunmen have allegedly disrupted Labour Party meeting at Umuida, Igbo-Eze north local government area of Enugu state.
The Sun Newspaper reports that the gunmen arrived on two motorcycles and started shooting sporadically into the air, dispersing party members and setting a car, tricycles and motorcycles ablaze in the process.
The attack reportedly happened at two places; Umu Aji and Nkwo Iyida where party faithful were holding meetings.
Source: Twitter
A source said:
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“We were at the meeting when four guys on two bikes arrived the venue and started shooting sporadically into the air.
“Everyone ran away, the ward chairman and others ran forgetting their car keys on the table. We noticed that the gunmen set some motorcycles and keke ablaze.
“They also drove away with a camry car. After a while, due to some configuration of the car, the engine stopped and the two guys came down, burnt the car before fleeing the scene."
Tragedy as masked gunmen strike again, burn police station in Enugu, kill 2 officers
Meanwhile, two police officers have been killed following an attack on Inyi police station in Oji River local government area of Enugu state. The station was also razed when some masked gunmen stormed the place in the early hours of Sunday, October 9.
According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen who attacked the police station were chanting, “No election and police in Biafra land.” A viral video of the incident showed a building being used as a police station on fire and the bodies of two young men lying by the perimeter fence of the station.
Confirming the incident to TheCable, Daniel Ndukwe, the Enugu state police command public relations officer, said operatives are currently on the trail of the masked assailants.
Gunmen kill 3 policemen on duty in Enugu
For months, security operatives in Enugu have been under constant attacks. Some have lost their lives to these attacks.
On Wednesday, September 7, three police officers on night patrol were killed by gunmen in the state.
The sad incident occurred around 10.30pm at Block Bus stop, New Haven in front of a popular supermarket. Eyewitnesses said the shootings lasted less than one minute.
Confirming the incident, Enugu police spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, said the deceased policemen were on a moving patrol van when the assailants suddenly opened fire on them.
Source: Legit.ng
