At least three police officers were, on Thursday, killed when gunmen attacked their checkpoint in Umunze, a community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria’s south-east.The gunmen were said to have stormed the checkpoint along Umunze-Ihite Road in the community and opened fire on the officers, killing three of them on the spot.Residents said some shop owners near the scene of the attack abruptly closed their shops for fear of being caught b...

Prof. Anthony Eze of the Faculty of Education at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka in Anambra State has been shot dead in the early hours of Tuesday, February 7, 2023 by some unknown Gunmen.It was gathered that the assailants stormed the deceased's residence in Awka with a Toyota Corolla car and shot him at close range.A resident of the area said the deceased attempted to flee on sighting the assailants who rushed and shot him repeatedly in his chest.We were here this...

At least two people were shot dead at Parklane, Enugu yesterday as armed gunmen linked to Biafran separatist, Simon Ekpa executed the sit-at-home order in the state. The armed men who were enforcing a Sit at Home announced by the separatist, stormed several areas of Enugu including the New Market area where they shot sporadically and set a hilux on fire.Another set of the armed men stormed the Osumenyi axis of Anambra state, robbing traders of their money and goods...