The Enugu Police Command have confirmed the sporadic shooting that occurred in the early hours of Monday by miscreants who were allegedly trying to enforce the sit-at-home order by the Indegenous people of Biafra, IPOB.
The command also confirmed the “snatching and burning of a Toyota Sienna vehicle and a tricycle at Umueze and Agbani axis of Nkanu West Local Government Area of the State”.
Reports had emerged on Monday of how gunmen believed to be enforcing the sit-at-home order by the IPOB attacked some areas of the state, causing palpable fear among residents who had gone out to transact their businesses.
Reacting to the situation in a statement made available to newsmen, the State Police Public Relations Officer ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said the situation has since come under control.
He noted that the disturbances which occurred at Umueze and Agbani axis of Nkanu West Local Government Area of the State were carried out by miscreants who were enforcing the illegal sit-at-home order.
He assured citizens in the state that the Police, in collaboration with other Security Agencies, had since brought the situation under control.
