{"id":135073,"date":"2024-10-21T23:36:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T22:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nibo-killings-vigilante-director-survivor-give-account-of-deadly-attacks"},"modified":"2024-10-22T00:40:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T23:40:09","slug":"nibo-killings-vigilante-director-survivor-give-account-of-deadly-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nibo-killings-vigilante-director-survivor-give-account-of-deadly-attacks","title":{"rendered":"Nibo killings: Vigilante director, survivor give account of deadly attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The security director of Nibo community, who is also the commander of the community\u2019s vigilante and a survivor have given account of what happened on Sunday in the town, that left about 12 persons dead.<\/p>\n<p>The security director, who simply identified himself as Wadada, said the men came into Nibo through Amawbia while the community was holding its O\u0323nwa Asaa festival, which signifies its new yam festival.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThe men came in two vehicles, a Lexus Jeep and Sienna vehicle, both without number, they came into Nibo through Amawbia, passing through all the police checkpoints and the governor\u2019s lodge and opened fire on our people in a shop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of my vigilante men, Mr Uchenna Obiekwe, an only son, who is unmarried, was killed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people were injured, including the owner of the shop and his six-year-old daughter, who sustained bullet wound on their legs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot say for sure who the the killers are. I cannot tell for now if they were cultists, unknown gunmen or just armed robbers, but time will tell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also, a survivor, a staff of Anambra State Ministry of Information, who simply identified himself as Ichie Oku said: \u201cYou people should help me thank God for sparing me. It is not because of my faithfulness, but God spared me and said I will live again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in a joint today (Sunday), when those people arrived.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of them pointed gun at me and the other told him I was not part of the people they were looking for, but he insisted and made to pull the trigger, but his colleague pushed him and the bullets hit the wall behind me, that was how I was saved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree people who were with me were killed instantly. They left, returned again and shot five other people before they left for Eke Nibo and killed more people. All these happened in less than five minutes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST recalls that about 12 persons were shot dead on Sunday in what has been speculated to be cult-related killings targeted at rival cult members.https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2024\/10\/20\/black-sunday-in-anambra-community-as-gunmen-kill-scores\/<\/p>\n<p>Governor Chukwuma Soludo has visited the scene and pledged to tackle all cult-related violence in the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The security director of Nibo community, who is also the commander of the community\u2019s vigilante and a survivor have given account of what happened on Sunday in the town, that left about 12 persons dead. 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