During a gunfight between security personnel and men believed to be members of the Eastern Security Network, or ESN—a security wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB—there was mayhem in the Isseke hamlet and its surroundings in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Residents stayed indoors while traders avoided marketplaces and other public areas out of fear of stray bullets during the event, which is said to have began with intermittent shootings in the early hours of Tuesday.
Before they scrambled for safety, several of the villagers who mustered the bravery to leave their different homes apparently suffered from a variety of injuries.
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News reporters were informed by an anonymous source and a community leader that the shooting event started in the early hours of the night when some security operatives wearing masks stormed the area.
“We don’t know the actual reason for the shootings, but from the information I have gathered, it looks as if the security operatives are raiding some criminal hideouts in the area and you know such exercise would always come with skirmishes.
“As I speak now, shootings are still ongoing and people have been forced to remain indoors. We suspect it might be a shootout between those suspected to be ESN members and the security operatives. It is not yet clear if there is any casualty at the moment,” he said.
When contacted, the Anambra State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said: “The situation is under control as clearance operations are ongoing by joint security operatives at Isseke community in Ihiala LGA. The joint security operatives raided some criminal elements and hideouts of ESN and IPOB members in the area.
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“The operation is still ongoing and no casualties have been recorded so far. There is no cause for panic, as only criminal hideouts are being targeted. Further details shall be communicated soon.”
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