There is growing tension in Nwezenyi Community, Igbeagu, in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State after at least three persons were reportedly shot dead by 11pm on Sunday night.
According to a resident of the area who spoke with our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, the ugly incident happened opposite Assembly Of God Church located in the area.
According to our source, ” around 11pm on Sunday, we started to hear gunshots and we ran inside our house. We don’t know if it is cult clash or hoodlums that attacked the guys at night.”
“This morning, we heard at least three bodies were recovered. We cannot go out because there is still tension”.
Another resident whose shop is located in the area equally confirmed the attack.
According to him, “yesterday, I was at my shop till 10pm and I left to my house. This morning, I started to receive calls that I shouldn’t come out because there was an attack yesterday night. We don’t know what happened.”
When our correspondent contacted Police Public Relations Officer, Ebonyi State Command, Mr Joshua Ukandu, he said he is not aware of the situation.
Recall that three siblings identified as Favour, Obinna, Kamso Okeoha were reportedly kidnapped on Saturday last two weeks when the parents were not around in the same Nwezenyi community.
According to residents of the area who spoke with our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, people living within the area are still shocked over the ugly development.
According to one of the residents, “we are still in shock over what happened. The young lady rented this apartment on Thursday, packed into the house on Friday just to kidnap the three children who are siblings on Saturday.”
“And Because she just stayed for one day before kidnapping the three children, we don’t even know her identity”, a resident told our correspondent who visited the area on Monday morning.
Another resident said, “you can see how she painted and even wrote one love just to deceive others living in the compound that she is a lovely person, we are still speechless over what happened”.
When our correspondent entered the compound, the suspected Kidnapper’s apartment was the only room painted with an inscription “One Love”.
Our correspondent, however, could not speak with the parents because they were not around. Only sympatheters were spotted still waiting for their arrival.
