Simon Ekpa, the self-declared prime minister of the Biafra Government in Exile, was born and raised in Ezzangbo, a community in Ebonyi State. On Monday, hoodlums suspected of executing the sit-at-home order set fire to three cars, five motorcycles, and other valuables.
It was said that the thugs, who operated in a Sienna bus and numbered about 8, chased away market vendors and small-time sellers who had set up shop early in the day while yelling, “No more markets in Igbo land.”
A video, which trended on social media a few hours before our Correspondent arrived at the scene on Monday, showed vehicles, motorcycles, stores and other valuable items going up in flames, and residents scampering for safety.
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The Anaedoonline reports that this was the third time the area was attacked by hoodlums in 2023.
The Ebonyi State Police Command confirmed the incident on Monday.
Its spokesperson, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, said, “Today 02/10/2023, armed men suspected to be IPOB/ESN members in a Sienna car attacked commuter buses, tricycles and motorcycles at Ezzangbo Junction.
“They burnt down 3 commuter buses, 4 motorcycles and 1 tricycle. No life was lost.
She added, “Operatives of the Command have been dispatched to the scene and its environs to fish out the perpetrators. And we believe that before the end of the day, the perpetrators will be apprehended.”
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