Amotekun commander killed, as unknown gunmen in military fatigues attack Igangan

The town of Igangan was in chaos on Friday, as unknown gunmen masked in military fatigues attacked the ancient town, killing four residents.

Ripples Nigeria gathered that the attack was repelled by a coalition of local security operatives and operatives of the Amotekun corps which resulted in the loss of the life of a commander named Muri.

According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen besieged the town in two Hilux vans, an 18-seater Hummer bus, and a Toyota Sienna bus wearing military and customs camouflage uniforms.

The convener, Igangan development advocate, Oladiran Oladokun confirmed the attack saying the incident was an attempt to invade the state through the axis, a border community but was resisted by the local security operatives.

Oladokun said although, the suspected herders came in customs and military camouflage to deceive the people and change the narrative that it was security operatives who stormed the town in search of those who engage in smuggling activities, a practice that is alien to the people of the community.

He expressed disappointment over inadequate security despite the recurrence of the attacks.

An Amotekun operative who spoke anonymously said the quick intervention of the local security operatives forced the assailants to retreat, but not without killing some residents as they escaped through Abeokuta axis.

He is innocent – Former course mate of man paraded as ‘unknown gunman’ confirms he works for an oil company

We reported yesterday that a lady identified as Queen Elias, claimed that her uncle was falsely accused and paraded as one of the attackers of Orji Police Station in Imo state.

Queen Elias, who posted pictures of a man named Casmir Ibe in an office, claimed that he is her uncle and is a staff of an oil company.

Another lady who claims to be an ex-course mate to Casmir has come out to reiterate that he is not a gunman, rather he works for an oil company.

The ex-course mate identified as Vivian Ijeoma Edenta, took to her Facebook page to give her own account and appeal for his release.

She shared a photo of him in his graduation gown and wrote;

”Ibe Casmir (the guy putting on white)..he was my course mate in FUTO, he works with an oil firm in PH. He entered Owerri with his family for his father in-law’s burial only to get arrested and paraded as an unknown gunman

Pls help me share, he’s Innocent!! I’ve known him over the years…. PLEASE LET’S NOT ALLOW NIGERIAN POLICE KILL INNOCENT MAN. HELP HE HAS A YOUNG FAMILY…. Please keep sharing this post if you see it”

See her post:

Trending video: Unknown gunmen spotted walking on the streets of Owerri

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Trending video: Unknown gunmen spotted walking on the streets of Owerri

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on May 25, 2021

ByHenry Iheanacho

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A video making the rounds online shows the moment some unknown gunmen were walking on the streets of Owerri, Imo state.

The footage surfaced hours after some gunmen invaded and burnt a police station in the state capital.

The Punch reports that, gunmen set ablaze Orji Divisional Police Headquarters situated on Owerri- Okigwe Road in Owerri on Tuesday.

The situation caused panic in the area as businessmen ran away, vehicles diverted while motorists scampered for safety after running out of vehicles.

Eyewitnesses told The Punch that the gunmen attacked the police station after blocking the expressway with their vehicles. There were said to have told nearby traders not to panic.

The video, however, showed some armed men walking undisturbed on the road.

Watch below:

Unknown gunmen kill Gov Okowa’s aide

A Special Assistant on Youth Development to the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, Comrade Okiemute Sowho, has been killed by unknown gunmen who trailed him to a building site in Sapele local government area of the state.
Sowho, popularly known as Daddy K, was reportedly shot dead by the attackers on Saturday evening along Crudas axis by Akintola Road in Sapele.

According to the acting State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Edafe Bright, who confirmed the incident, the killing of Sowho was carried out by hired assassins as nothing was stolen from the deceased after he was shot dead.

Reports have it that the deceased who was in his 40s, was shot by his assailants at close range before fleeing the scene in a white Venza car.

The deceased who was confirmed dead in a nearby hospital he was rushed to by sympathisers after the gunmen had left the scene.

Sowho was said to be a former Councillorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ward 3 in Sapele, before he was made an aide to Okowa.

A short statement by Edafe on the murder of the politician stated:

“It is true that we have a report that an aide to the governor was killed; however, we are yet to get full details but investigations have begun in earnest to track down his killers.”