From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Suspected gunmen have attacked Agbedo-Akpanya community in IgalaMela /Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi Killing two after opening fire on the innocent residents.
Our Correspondent gathered that the gunmen who attacked the residents at the market shot sporadically, killing two persons, fatally injuring others.
The community, a boundary village between Kogi and Enugu States has been under attacks over a period of time given its geographical position.
According to sources, the latest attack was “sudden and unexpected”.
“It was sudden and unexpected. It was like a bombshell. We were all in the market when we began to hear sporadic gunshots. People in the market ran helter skelter. It was as if we were in a state of war. The gunmen succeeded in killing two persons and injuring one fatally.
The market soon afterwards became a silent and empty scene. We now live in fear and anxiety as we don’t know who and where could be attacked next,” he said.
This according to the sources has brought untold hunger and hardship to the community at large, hence the need for regular surveillance and patrol of the area to sheath the people from further attack.
Another resident of the community pleaded with the state government to as a matter of urgency rejig its security architecture by deploying more security operatives to the area in order to save lives and property.
“Agbedo, Akpanya is the last village in Kogi separating Kogi from Enugu State. From Agbedo, you would enter villages called, Unadu, Itchi, Egi Ibagwa–all in Enugu State.
I call on the government to deploy enough security in boundary villages like Agbedo, Akpanya to ensure that these unknown gunmen do not succeed in hitting soft targets and escaping unchallenged,” the resident said.
Efforts to get police confirmation on the development proved abortive at the time of filling this report.
