Suspected gunmen launched a deadly attack on Amegu Nkalagha community in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Sunday morning, killing several residents and setting houses ablaze.
The assault is believed to be a reprisal following the reported killing of cattle belonging to herdsmen in the area.
Confirming the attack to The Nation, a community member, Prof. Ndubuisi Idenyi, said the assailants stormed the village in the early hours of Sunday, unleashing violence that left many dead and properties destroyed.
“I don’t have the number of casualties right now. We are still tracking and bringing out the dead bodies especially those killed in the farms”
Another source said a Pastor of a Pentecostal Church in the area was among those killed in the attack.
