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Police person confirmed 4 persons killed, portion 15 others sustained gunshot injuries arsenic suspected equipped cultists attacked mourners during burial ceremonial successful Ezi village, Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra.
The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said successful a connection connected Friday successful Awka that the incidental occurred connected September 11in Ogidi community.
According to him, constabulary received a distress telephone successful the precocious hours of September 11, that equipped men suspected to beryllium cultists invaded a burial ceremonial and opened occurrence connected mourners.
“This resulted to the decease of 4 persons, portion 15 others sustained superior gunshot injuries.
“The Police operatives from Ogidi Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), swiftly mobilised to the scene, restored normalcy and instantly evacuated the victims to hospitals for aesculapian attention.
“In the people of the operation, 16 expended cartridges were recovered arsenic exhibits,”he said.
Ikenga revealed that the bid had since launched a discreet probe to identify, hint and apprehension the perpetrators.
He explained that preliminary findings suggested that the incidental was connected to a clash betwixt rival cult groups.
The PPRO besides said that the authorities Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, had powerfully condemned the incident.
Orutugu assured residents that the bid remains resolute successful its committedness to escaped the authorities of cult-related unit and different transgression activities.
He stressed that the bid had urged members of the nationalist to stay calm, security-conscious and to supply utile accusation by reporting suspicious movements oregon persons to the nearest Police formation.
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