A yet-to-be-confirmed number of people have been feared killed after gunmen attacked the Afor Market Junction in Nawfia, Anambra State, on Sunday, sparking panic and chaos.
Nawfia is in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Residents described the attackers as opening fire indiscriminately, leaving several fatally injured and many fleeing for safety.
“It was chaos. They came out of nowhere, shooting,” a witness said, with another resident calling it a “senseless act of violence” that has left the community shaken.
Videos circulating online show people running for cover and bodies lying in pools of blood.
Meanwhile, Nawfia Progressive Union’s President General, Chief Daniel Okoye, condemned the attack, saying security agencies have been alerted and investigations are underway.
“I appeal to all Ndi Nawfia to remain calm and cooperate with security operatives,” he said, expressing sympathies to affected families.
The Anambra State Police Command has reportedly launched an investigation, vowing to apprehend the perpetrators.
