POLICE STEP IN AS GUNMEN KILL 4 PERSONS IN ANAMBRA
Unknown gunmen have killed four herders and destroyed cattle camp following an attacked on a settlement in the Ifite Awka Community, Awka South Local Government Area of the state.
The Anambra State Police Command who confirmed the incident said the attackers invaded the camp on Tuesday, killing four male victims, setting residential huts ablaze and slaughtering several cattle before fleeing the scene.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said a police-led Joint Security Team responded to the attack following a distress call.
According to him, the operatives discovered the bodies of four victims who had been brutally murdered.
The police spokesman added that officers also found four dead cows within the settlement, while two other cattle had been slaughtered, with parts of their meat removed by the attackers.
He disclosed that security operatives recovered sacks containing abandoned chunks of meat a short distance from the scene.
However, Ikenga said preliminary investigations indicated that the attackers were armed with sophisticated weapons, including AK-47 rifles, pump-action guns, double-barrel guns and machetes.
He added that one survivor escaped unharmed and was assisting investigators with useful information that could help identify and arrest the perpetrators.
“The survivor is currently assisting the Police-led Joint Security Team with useful information that could aid the ongoing investigation,” he said.
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