Papa and him six-year-old pikin dey among di victims wey die for Anambra

One six-year-old boy and him papa dey among di pipo wey dem kill during di killings wey follow di cult clashes for di Nibo area of Anambra State on Sunday October 20, 2024.

According to report, on Monday gadir say di pikin dey play around di premises of him papa shop wen stray bullet hit am during di attack October 20,

Some hoodlums wey dem neva fit identify yer, on Sunday aftanoon, don storm Oye Nwochichi Market, Nibo and Eke Nibo Market, near di place wey di community New Yam festival wey dem dey call “Olili Onwa Asaa” dey happen and dem open fire on di pipo wey dey enjoy, kill no less than 13 pesin.

Di Security Director of Nibo Community, wey dem just identify as “Wadara”, come talk say one only son of him parents, Uchenna, na among di pipo wey dem gun down for di bloodshed.”

Di Security Director continue talk say, “One six-year-old also get bullet during di attack, so also him papa, wey dem just identify as Echee, na shop owner for di Oye Market for di community, wia di pipo first open fire, kill plenty pipo.

Di deceased, wey neva marry, also na one of our vigilante officers.

Him dey on patrol duty, dey watch over di place, bicos of di grand finale of di ‘Olili Onwa Asaa’ cultural festival of di community wey dem plan for di day, before di hoodlums strike and shoot am down afta dem exchange gunfire.”

While him dey talk say plenty injured pesins don rush go hospital, him also add say di corpses of many of di murdered victims don identify and carry by dia relatives for burial.

Di family members of di deceased no gree talk to news pipo as dem say dem no dey in di right frame of mind to do so.

Meanwhile, for one viral voice note for social media, one of di survivors of di attack talk him near-death experience, add say na only di Grace of God save am.

Him talk say, “Di pesin wey shoot di three pipo don point di gun at me and dey about to pull di trigger before one of him members tell am say I no dey among di pipo wey dem dey hunt.

“As him dey about to pull dat trigger, him come push di pesin down, and di bullets splash for di wall behind me directly.”

Di state police spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, for one statement wey dem issue on Sunday, talk say di incident na cult-related clashes between rival cult groups.

Meanwhile, di Commissioner of Police for Anambra, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, on Monday lead some operatives go di scene of di incident for Nibo.

During di on-di-spot assessment, di CP talk say di command don double dia efforts to make sure say dem no leave any stone unturned for hunting di assailants.

Itam insist say di police dey committed to arrest di pipo wey do di wicked act while him dey condemn wetin him call “di act of conspiracy to bury evidence and disrupt di ongoing investigation by some community members.”

Him talk say, “Di Anambra State Police Command dey committed to di ongoing investigation and to arrest di pipo wey do di cult-related killings for Nibo October 20, wey record five pesin dead and three odas seriously injured and dey receive treatment for hospital.

“Di command also no like di act of some deceased relatives to bury evidence, suppress information and disrupt di ongoing investigation.”

Him, however, talk say no arrest don happen so far while him dey call for pipo wey get useful information to come forward to help police for dia ongoing investigation.

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