{"id":80031,"date":"2021-04-26T20:53:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T19:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=80031"},"modified":"2021-04-26T20:53:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T19:53:39","slug":"many-feared-dead-as-gunmen-attack-anambra-community-govt-imposes-curfew-as-residents-flees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/many-feared-dead-as-gunmen-attack-anambra-community-govt-imposes-curfew-as-residents-flees\/","title":{"rendered":"Many feared dead as gunmen attack Anambra Community, Govt\u00a0imposes curfew as residents\u00a0flees*"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Many people including women and children are feared dead, following an attack by gunmen in Igbariam community, Anambra state, forcing government to impose curfew on six communities within the area of incident.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The communities are\u00a0Igbariam, Aguleri, Umueri, Nteje, Awkuzu And Umunya where the curfew will start\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\">from 7pm to 6am<\/a>\u00a0daily from today (Monday).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to eye witnesses, the hoodlums stormed the area along the Igbariam junction axis killing the people and cows.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The situation caused panic within the area which is largely inhabited by students of the Anambra State University, Igbariam.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Comrade A. Kizito, Student\u00a0Union Governor, Igbariam Campus, said the incident which happened\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\">at about 2am Monday morning<\/a>forced many students and residents to flee the area for fear of reprisal attack.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He, however, said security agencies had been contacted and a team of joint patrol teams were already on ground in the area.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dr Christian Chukwueloka,\u00a0Public Reactions officer of the University described the incident as unfortunate but noted that the school authority may not have much to do over the panic as the students reside outside the community.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Confirming the incident, the Chairman Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, South East Zone, Gidado Sidiq who visited the scene said some unidentified number persons including women and children were slaughtered and many cows killed by unknown persons.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Sidiq while describing the incident as barbaric, allayed the fears of some people that there may be onslaught on the residents of the area.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Many students and residents on hearing about the incident started relocating from their hostels while some parents drove down to pick their wards for fear of attack.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Tochukwu Ikenga said the assailants said to be armed with machetes and other dangerous weapons invaded the village in their numbers and attacked the residents, resulting to the death of some yet to be identity persons.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said that a crack team of police operatives led by an Assistant Commissioner of police have visited the scene and have successfully restored normalcy in the area.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Meanwhile, in a statement, the Secretary to Anambra state government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu said the curfew which begins today, Monday, 26th April, 2021, is\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\">between 7pm and 6am<\/a>\u00a0daily.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He advised Anambra residents of the state living in the communities to obey the curfew order, as security personnel are on strict orders to enforce the curfew.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people including women and children are feared dead, following an attack by gunmen in Igbariam community, Anambra state, forcing government to impose curfew on six communities within the area&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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