Gunmen invade Anambra community to enforce Biafra Day, engage security in shootout 

Unidentified men riding connected motorcycles and wielding AK-47 battle rifles on Saturday invaded Ebenebe assemblage successful Awka North Local Government Area, forcing indigenes to adjacent their shops successful observance of the Biafra Day celebration.

The secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), had declared May 30 every twelvemonth arsenic Biafra Day to mourn those killed during the Nigeria-Biafra civilian warfare astir 60 years ago.

An eyewitness from the assemblage said the men, who were conscionable 5 successful number, entered the assemblage connected motorcycles astatine astir 10 a.m., carrying rifles and urging store owners to adjacent their businesses successful honour of those who died during the war.

The root said their accomplishment caused a immense disturbance successful the community, with store owners hurriedly shutting down for the day.

He said: “At first, the men were not violent. They conscionable urged radical to close, telling them they could reopen by 4 p.m. But due to the fact that of panic, radical were moving helter-skelter.

“They aboriginal near connected their motorcycles, but we subsequently started proceeding dense gunfire and everyone began running. We learnt that they were confronted by operatives of the Agunechemba Security Outfit, resulting successful a fierce weapon battle.

“Throughout today, determination person been gunshots. It ceased astatine a constituent due to the fact that we learnt that the Agunechemba operatives overpowered them, but aboriginal this evening, we learnt th...