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BLACK SUNDAY IN ANAMBRA AS GUNMEN KILL 16 PEOPLE

October 21, 2024 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

BLACK SUNDAY IN ANAMBRA AS GUNMEN KILL 16 PEOPLE

Tragedy struck Nibo, a community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Sunday as not less than 16 persons, mostly youths, were reportedly killed by gunmen.

Unconfirmed reports said the incident is as a result of cult clash in the community.

Our correspondent reported of seeing a video circulating online displaying gory images of persons lying dead on the ground.

A Facebook user who posted about the incident wrote: “Please avoid Nibo today. Many feared dead already. They said it’s cult clash. Our youths are dying in their numbers.”

Another Facebook user identified as Ifeyinwa Okeke, who also commented on the incident, said the emergency ward at the state university’s teaching hospital was filled with victims.

She wrote: “Our emergency ward at Amaku Teaching Hospital, Awka is filled with victims from there. It was terrible.”

Government authorities in the state are yet to comment on the incident as at the time of filing this report.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.