Gunmen kill driver, set bus ablaze in Enugu

Raphael Ede
11 April 2022

There is palpable tension in Enugu State metropolis as gunmen reportedly killed a driver and burnt his sienna bus at the Holy Ghost area of the state capital.

The gunmen also reportedly disrupted early morning businesses and chased away people who came out to board vehicles to travel to various parts of the country.

The incident which occurred early Monday morning, The PUNCH gathered, had sent traders and business owners back home while transport companies were forced to close.

Although it was not clear the motive behind the attack, it was rumoured that the attack might not be unconnected with the every Monday sit-at-home championed by the Indigenous People of Biafra members to protest the continued incarceration of their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

A neighbourhood watch personnel who craved anonymity told our correspondent that the incident happened around 6 am.

“As I speak to you, Holy Ghost, Main Market and Old Park areas are ghost places now. The attackers burnt a sienna bus and I learnt they killed the driver. The Enugu North local government chairman alerted us this morning about the development and has directed that all us – local security outfit which includes – neighbourhood watch and forest guard personnel to come out,” he said.

Efforts to get police reaction were unsuccessful as the Command’s spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, didn’t pick up his call at the time of filing this report.

More details later…

Sit-At-Home: Gunmen Attack Moyosore Pack In Enugu, Kill Two Persons, Set Sienna Bus On Fire

By Patience Ogbodo - Iwuagwu On Apr 11, 2022

It was another tragic Monday in Enugu State as hoodlums enforcing Monday sit-at-home order launched an attack at holy ghost motor park leaving two people dead.

Daily Independent learned that the hoodlums burnt Sienna bus during the attack.

An eye witness account told our correspondent that the hoodlums who were masked came in a mini bus.

He said “we were at the park waiting for early morning passengers when the gunmen arrived in a mini bus.

“Immediately I saw them, i knew their mission was evil so I quickly left the park by the time I looked back I saw one of the Sienna bus in flames as gun shots rented the air.

“We later learnt that two of the passengers were shot dead.

When contacted, Enugu Police Public Relations Officer Daniel Ndukwe ASP did not reply the message to him

In a related development, Car smashed by Tipper at Nza Street, Independence layout in Enugu metropolis on Monday morning

As usual, the roads were deserted due to sit at home.

An eye witness account said that road which was deserted as a result of the sit-at-home order couldn’t still contain the reckless lorry driver who was said to be on a high speed and smashed the car

The accident left the car badly damaged while the Tipper ended up falling on its side saying no life was lost as people were not on the street due to sit at home.

successmatters:


The twitter poster unmasked the masked gunmen and interviewed them and found out they were IPOB members?

Sense is a scarce commodity in Nigeria.

LeoDeKing:
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He has brain well connected to all his organs, so he will not blame the imaginary fulani herdsmen and dss.

Ipob pigs on the other hand have lamidi kwanu's urine as brain, so they won't have problem accusing fulani herdsmen and dss.