100 Northerners Flee Southeast State as Fresh Attack Leaves 8 Dead, 6 Injured
- Incessant killings by unknown gunmen in Imo has forced northern residents to leave the southeast state
- Police stations within the locality are reported to be facing constant attacks by gunmen despite the presence of security personnel
- This is coming after eight people were killed while six sustained injuries in Imo
PAY ATTENTION: Join Legit.ng Telegram channel! Never miss important updates!
A fresh attack by some unknown gunmen which left eight dead and six injured has forced northern residents in Imo state to flee from the area to the north.
Residents are returning to their state of origin due to the incessant attacks on police stations by gunmen and a correctional centre where over 1800 inmates were released as well as the killings of innocent people.
Daily Trust citing BBC Hausa as its source reports that the northerners are now living in fear in some parts of the state.
Source: Twitter
Alhaji Iliyasu Sulaiman, a northern businessman in the state stated that his younger brother was shot dead while three others were injured in Orlu town.
Sulaiman went on to note that eight people were buried while six others are presently receiving treatment in the hospital.
He said the incessant killings had forced over 100 people to return to their states of origins within the last two weeks.
According to him, 60 people went back to Sokoto, more than 20 to Kano and Katsina have gone and some are preparing to go.
However, Hon. Sulaiman Ibrahim Sulaiman, the senior special assistant to the governor on gender and vulnerable persons (Men) and Garkuwan Hausa (shield of Hausa community) denied that Hausas were leaving.
While describing the report as untrue, Sulaiman explained that Imo is the safest place for them to live.
The Guardian had earlier reported that gunmen set ablaze another police station, three vehicles few hours after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former police boss, Muhammed Adamu left Imo state.
PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read the best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Uzodinma claimed that aggrieved politicians sponsored the recent attack on security facilities in the state.
The governor made the allegation on Wednesday, April 7, while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme.
Speaking on the television programme, the Imo state governor blamed the attack on aggrieved politicians who he said wanted to destabilise his government and that of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Source: Legit.ng
