Monarch, Couple Killed By Unknown Gunmen

A royal father and three other persons, including a married
couple, were killed during an attack by yet to be identified gunmen in Nkerefi,
a town in the Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, in the early
hours of Saturday.

It was gathered that the traditional ruler of Isienu Amofu,
a community in Nkerefi, Igwe Peter Onuoha, who was killed in the incident, was
the prime target of the attack.

But a native of the community, one Daniel Ogbu, alias Choco,
eqaully died in the attack, alongside a married couple, identified as Ejike
Uzor and his wife, Evelyn Uzor.

Eye witnesses disclosed that the victims had several machete
cuts on their bodies, as well as bullet wounds. Some other natives of the
community were also injured during the attack.

Punch correspondent gathered that the gunmen stormed the
Igwe’s palace under the cover of darkness. It was learnt that they continued
shooting in all directions all through the operation. It was equally gathered
that most of those who sustained injuries were hit by stray bullets.