{"id":3975,"date":"2024-12-30T21:27:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T21:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/?p=3975"},"modified":"2024-12-30T21:27:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T21:27:12","slug":"bloodbath-in-anambra-leaves-seven-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/12\/30\/bloodbath-in-anambra-leaves-seven-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloodbath in Anambra leaves seven dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3976\" src=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-4-6-300x166.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-4-6-300x166.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-4-6.jpeg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Publisher<\/p>\n<p>Kindly share:<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Unknown gunmen on Monday wreaked havoc in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing no fewer than seven persons, including police officers<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The yet-to-be-identified assailants\u00a0\u00a0invaded a venue where preparations for a burial ceremony were to be held and started shooting sporadically, killing the victims.<\/p>\n<p>It is not yet clear why the hoodlums struck but it is Suspected to connected\u00a0 to their directive that there should\u00a0 be no burial in the area without their prior approval.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to a source: \u201cMembers of a family were making arrangements about the burial ceremony of their loved one, which was scheduled to be held on January 2, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut as the preparations were going on, gunmen suddenly invaded the place and started shooting sporadically, and this led to a hot exchange of gunfire between them and some security operatives in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hoodlums fired at some police officers at a security post near the Ihiala LGA, and in the process, some people passing by and some security officers were gunned down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, confirmed the development in a statement late on Monday, adding that Nnaghe Itam,\u00a0the State Commissioner of Police had ordered that the perpetrators of the heinous crime should be fished out and arrested immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, has ordered an immediate manhunt of the assailants who attacked security operatives and unarmed civilians in Ihiala by 11.20 am today, December 30, 2024,&#8221; Ikenga said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe unfortunate attack resulted in the death of seven persons, among which are two unarmed passers-by. The Joint Security Team rescued one of the victims who is currently responding to treatment in a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe CP, while on an on-the-spot assessment visit to the scene, interviewed some eyewitnesses about the incident. Information also had it that the armed men started shooting sporadically at a venue where preparations are ongoing for a burial ceremony slated for 2nd of January 2025.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Ikenga further said the hoodlums also shot two security personnel\u00a0at the local Government Headquarters by the Express road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo this end, the CP extends his condolences to the families and friends, especially the good people of Ihiala, over the sad incident. He further assured that the perpetrators of this heinous crime would be hunted down,\u201d Ikenga added.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Anambra has taken the centre stage of violent crimes of late. A few days ago, a Catholic priest was also shot dead near Onitsha. Many have accused the Prof Chukwuma Soludo-led state government of not doing enough to secure lives and property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Publisher Kindly share: Unknown gunmen on Monday wreaked havoc in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing no&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,294,2],"tags":[137],"class_list":["post-3975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-entertainment-showbiz","category-news","tag-unknown-gunmen"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bloodbath in Anambra leaves seven dead - Panorama News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/12\/30\/bloodbath-in-anambra-leaves-seven-dead\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bloodbath in Anambra leaves seven dead - 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