Vigilantes kill 2 gunmen in Anambra

Vigilantes on Monday morning gunned down two alleged gunmen in Okija community in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State. City & Crime gathered that gunmen, numbering about 15, stormed the camp of the vigilantes. A vigilante who spoke with our correspondent, said the gunmen came with AK-47 rifles and with charms hung on their necks. The […]

Vigilantes on Monday morning gunned down two alleged gunmen in Okija community in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State.

City & Crime gathered that gunmen, numbering about 15, stormed the camp of the vigilantes.

A vigilante who spoke with our correspondent, said the gunmen came with AK-47 rifles and with charms hung on their necks.

The source said, “When they came, they opened fire on us. We replied and shot two of them dead.

A resident, who gave her name as Patience, said the hoodlums had been terrorising Okija for a long time.

The spokesman of the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, who confirmed the incident, said, “Yes, two gunmen were killed early this morning in Ihiala.”

He added that two AK-47 rifles and other weapons were recovered from them.