Unknown gunmen stormed one of the most populated Ebonyi communities in the Ikwo Local Government Area on Wednesday, purportedly killing three brothers of the Local Government Chairman and another for unknown reasons.
The gunmen entered the village and headed straight to the family home of Ikwo LGA Chairman, Steve Oruogwu, where they opened fire on the occupants, according to DAILY POST.
The gunmen had been threatening the life of the Council Chairman, Oruogwu, since he took office as the Ikwo LGA Council boss, and had attempted to raze his residence on multiple occasions, but were stopped by security operatives.
Unknown gunmen allegedly broke into the council chairman's family home in the middle of the night and killed his brothers.
The council chairman was in Abakaliki town when unknown gunmen invaded his house, according to the DAILY POST.
"Four persons were brought in dead at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ebonyi," a source told newsmen on condition of anonymity.
When contacted, Ebonyi State Police Command, SP, Loveth Odah, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, acknowledged hearing about the alleged murders of the Ikwo LGA council Chairman's brothers.
Meanwhile, the Ebonyi State capital was completely abandoned in the early hours of Wednesday following the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leadership's declaration of a sit-at-home strike.