Security Operatives Kill One, Injure Suspected IPOB Members In Anambra

Security forces in Anambra State have reportedly fatally shot one individual suspected of being a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and wounded three others who were attempting to enforce a sit-at-home order in the state.

The incident happened at Oba flyover, in Idemili South local government area.

However, despite assurances of police and security forces to residents, residents of Anambra stayed indoors on Thursday.

The Nation observed that every road in the state is empty from Awka to Onitsha and Nnewi.

Even construction workers at Ekwulobia, engaged by Governor  Chukwuma Soludo for the flyover that links Oko, Igboukwu and Amawbia abandoned the sites.

No market in Anambra opened for business, including shops and garages.

Anambra Police Command, in a statement by the spokesman, Ikenga Tochukwu, said the IPOB members were intercepted while operating on motorbike before they opened fire

During the encounter, one miscreant was apprehended,l while the other three managed to evade capture, sustaining bullet injuries in the process.