The Anambra Police Command has confirmed the alleged killing of two vigilante operatives attached to Porsche nightclub, at Oba in Idemili North Local Government Area, of the State.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday.
Ikenga confirmed that the incident happened on Sunday night.
According to him, the Command’s operatives responded to a distress call, following a shooting incident that occurred at a nightclub, known as Porsche in Oba.
Ikenga narrated: “But when the security operatives arrived at the scene, the hoodlums had already fled and we were able to recover two yet-to-be-identified corpses.
“Two vigilantes, including the hotel security guards also sustained fatal injuries from the gunshots, three other persons also sustained gunshot wounds.
“We are currently monitoring the situation and calm has returned to the Oba Community.
Some of the eyewitnesses have given us information that is helpful”.
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He said that no arrest had been made and that the people were willing to help with information they were currently working on.
An eyewitness account said that the gunmen attempted to kidnap the owner of the club, but were repelled by security men attached to the club and in the process, two vigilante men were shot dead and several others injured.
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