The Ebonyi State Police Command on Tuesday said there was fresh heavy shooting and blockade of Ezzillo highway, by unknown gunmen
Unknown gunmen began shooting in Ezillo community barely one hour after Governor David Umahi ordered for immediate arrest of one embattled councillor of the area who allegedly took an investor to a disputed land that had caused the crisis at the area.
The aged-long war at Ezzillo that existed between Ezzillo/Ezza clans had led to the death of hundreds of persons.
CP Aliyu Garba, the state commissioner of police who confirmed the shooting through the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Loveth Odah, said officers have been deployed to Ezzillo to bring calmness and prevent further shooting by the gunmen.
According to police: “Police officers have been deployed to the area to prevent the further shooting. You know that there have been crises in that Ezzillo community that led to the killings of some persons.”
Earlier, an eyewitness who gave his name as Mba Pascal, a passenger who was travelling from Abakaliki to Enugu State, said they were told by soldiers to delay from travelling to avert being hurt by the gunmen.
“We have been looking for an alternative route to go to Enugu State but no headway. We are currently at Okpoto area but we are being signalled by the soldiers to wait,” he stated.
