4 people have been admitted because of injuries sustained, while two have been beheaded in Eziagulu Otu, in Anambra East LGA yesterday by armed men suspected to be from Ibaji in Kogi State.
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Unknown gunmen suspected to be from Ibaji in Kogi State, yesterday, beheaded two persons while four others sustained injuries, at Eziagulu Otu, near the embattled Orient Petroleum Resources Ltd in Anambra East LGA.
It was gathered that the attackers took the Anambra farmers unawares and as many of them ran into the river, the attackers caught six of them, killing two and injuring four.
One of the distress messages sent to Vanguard during the attack read: “Information reaching our town indicates that Kogi people are attacking Eziagulu Otu and Enugu Otu in several groups and are about to overrun the area and the oil field facilities there.”
Another message from the President General of Aguleri read: “Eziagulu Otu is currently under siege by our Kogi neighbours. I am informed that serious fighting is going on and casualties have been recorded. We are at a disadvantage under their superior fire power. The situation is bad.”
This attack is happening barely 24 hours after members of the Board of Directors of Orient Petroleum informed Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, during a visit, that the company had acquired two new wells in Aguleri and would increase its crude oil production to 3000 barrels per day in September.
Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hosea Karma, confirmed the incident, saying his men and the Kogi State Police Command had stepped in to stop further clash.