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Residents Flee As Soldiers Invade Enugu Community

The residents of Enugu State were thrown into panic as soldiers reportedly invaded two communities in the state.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the residents of Enugu State were thrown into panic as operatives of the Nigerian Army reportedly invaded two communities in the Nkanu East and Nkanu West local government areas of the state.

Although the reason behind the invasion by the soldiers could not be immediately ascertained, it was, however, gathered that the affected communities are Ekpoffo and Akpugo.

Some of the villagers who spoke from their hidings disclosed on Thursday that the invasion might not be unconnected with the recent sacking of herdsmen who were terrorising the locals, while some also believed that the invasion could be the directive of the Presidency to security agencies to hunt down Biafra agitators in the South-East region.

EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the soldiers invaded the Ekpoffo community on Wednesday and whisked away some youths to unknown destinations.

“Soldiers numbering over 100 stormed Ekpoffo community in Nkanu East around 7.30pm on Wednesday. They moved from place to place, ransacking houses. Before then, they had blocked major roads leading to the community before swooping on the residents.

“I don’t know how many people were abducted yesterday (Wednesday). They were looking for our youths, but many of them had run away,” a source disclosed.

The source further noted that the soldiers returned on Thursday with policemen and personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS) and blocked all roads leading to the community.

Another community source revealed that the soldiers also invaded the Ndiagu-Akpugo community and razed some houses.

“They went to the house belonging to a man popularly known as Bebia at Ugwu-agba in Ndiagu-Akpugo. They didn’t see anyone, so the soldiers set the house ablaze.

“As I am speaking to you, our young men have run away and some members of the community are relocating to the state capital in fear for their lives,” the source added.

According to PUNCH, the traditional ruler of Adamagu Akpawfu community, Igwe Christopher Nnamani, who resides in the Enugu metropolis, said he received several phone calls from his subjects informing him of the invasion.

When contacted, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Enugu, Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, declined comment on the incident.

He also did not respond to text messages as of the time of filing this report.

Also, the Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, when contacted on the telephone, declined comment. He later switched off his phone.

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