Gunmen kill business man in Ebonyi
A front line business man in Amasiri, Afikpo North local government area of Ebonyi State has been killed by gunmen.
It was gathered that hoodlums numbering four robbed a warehouse in the area before proceeding to the shop of the businessman and shot him.
The businessman was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.
A resident of the area, Amadi Clement, told our correspondent that the hoodlums shot sporadically to scare people before they commenced operation.
He added that the Afikpo Divisional Police Command was contacted and a team of policemen stormed the area, but that the robbers had shot someone and robbed a warehouse before their arrival.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP George Okafor, who confirmed the incident dismissed the claim that the hoodlums robbed warehouse and other shops, adding that a team of policemen from the Area Command and safer highway repelled robbery attack on some shops in the area.
He said one person was shot by the hoodlums and that the victim died on the way to hospital.
He noted that the miscreants took to their heels on sighting the police.
“Policemen gave them a hot chase and they abandoned the car they came with and boarded a motorcycle and escaped.
”They came into the area through Afikpo South and escaped through Nkporo, Abia State. We have alerted Abia State Police Command on the matter”, he said.
