At least four individuals are hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds following a midnight attack by gunmen on the Umu-Ezuboke Umualor community in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State on Saturday.
One of the victims, Mr. Methodist Ejiagbo, recounted the harrowing experience from his hospital bed.
“Three months ago, some men from Abakaliki came to my house and threatened that they would invade us and take over our land and homes,” he said.
“One of them, Friday Ukeh, specifically said he wanted my house because it is the most beautiful around.”
According to Ejiagbo, the attackers, dressed in what appeared to be police uniforms, arrived in two Hilux vans and a Sienna bus, intercepting locals returning from their farms and seizing their phones and machetes.
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“They let some people go, saying they were not from Umu-Ezuboke,” he added.
The assault began around 11 p.m. when the gunmen stormed the village, opening fire on residents and using cutlasses and clubs to inflict injuries.
“They shot me, and as I tried to resist, they started shooting and attacking everyone,” Ejiagbo said.
“Three days prior, they had come with a talisman in a bag that looked like a sack of garri, which turned out to be a bulletproof charm.”
The attackers were identified as a mix of people from Amankanu and Abakaliki.
“They were over 20 in number,” Ejiagbo stated.
“Among them were Tubor, who shot me, and others like Mark Anyigor, ‘Stubborn,’ Roma Ekpete’s son, and Oshimo’s son.”
Efforts to reach the Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, for a statement were unsuccessful at the time of this report.
