“The gunmen after dispersing the traders and shop owners, set ablaze a vehicle and while the owner whose name is yet to be identified attempted to put out the fire, they shot him on the hip and legs.“It is not certain if the victim survived the gunshot injuries as he was immediately rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.
According to him: “What happened was that some boys invaded the Nwakpu market to rob traders. They are not members of IPOB. This is because they came into the market with locally made pistol. “We are on track to get them. We are putting on our searchlight on them to arrest them. From now till tomorrow, we will apprehend them,” he stated.
They are Fulani herdsmen