No fewer than three persons were reportedly killed and five others injured over a crisis between neighbouring Nawfia and Enugu-Ukwu communities in Anambra.

Three Enugwu-Ukwu indigenes were reportedly killed on Monday afternoon at Agu-Isionye land.

The Nation gathered, the victims were lured into the area with phone calls

The two warring communities in Njikoka local government area share common boundary and call themselves Umunri clan.

Some Enugu-Ukwu leaders said: “We are calling on the State Government to urgently investigate the killing of some of our indigenes by men allegedly sponsored by unknown individuals from Nawfia, a neighbouring community.

” The whole town is in shock and mourning over the brutal violence meted out to some of our kinsmen.

“It was in the afternoon of Monday, 9th September 2024, that news went round the community of the killing of some of our brothers.

“It was reported that the men were lured via phone calls to Agu Isionye land belonging to Enugwu-Ukwu and executed.

” Enugwu-Ukwu is deliberating on this. Our President – General has already informed the State Government. The police authorities at Zone 13, Ukpo, Dunukofia local government have also been informed. Urgent action is required to avert escalation of the crises”.

One of the youth leaders in the community, Emeka Okonkwo alleged their neighbours, by the alleged act, have thrown away their Umunri brotherhood bond.

The aggrieved youth leader wondered: “How can supposed brothers kill one another? This is an abomination.Some of the survivors with bullet wounds had been conveyed to the hospital. Do you think that we will forget this easily?”

Another youth told The Nation that Enugwu-Ukwu youths were meeting to discuss their next line of action.

“We will not take the law into our hands but we expect that the government and police to urgently engage with the two communities.

“Those that committed this atrocity should be punished and the necessary traditional sacrifices made,” he stated.

But some Nawfia chieftains have denied responsibility for the killing, cautioning some Enugwi-Ukwu bigwigs to desist from apportioning blames and allow security agencies to handle the matter.

In a statement, the community condemned the killings, imploring the State Government and security operatives to dig more on the incident.

The statement said It would be wrong for the neighbouring towns to engage in such dastardly act, adding that Umunri clan do not soil their hands in blood.

Anambra Police Command confirmed the incident. Its spokesman Tochukwu Ikenga said

Three persons were killed in Agu-Isionye land while five persons were injured and rushed to one of the hospitals in the State.

He further said the Commissioner of Police Nnaghe Itam, had ordered investigation into the murder of the three persons at the boundary between Enugu ukwu and Nwafia. (The Nation)

Update news