Gunmen invade the Ebonyi community, kidnap many people, and injure others.

FastNews gathered that on Thursday night, a group of gunmen broke into the Obeagu community in the Ebonyi State’s Ishielu Local Government Area and abducted an unknown number of individuals.

According to The PUNCH, on March 29, 2021, suspected herdsmen broke into the neighborhood and slaughtered 17 people.

However, despite recovering the phone of one of the invaders, no one has been arrested to date in connection with the attack.

Meanwhile, sources from the community told our correspondent Thursday night that the invaders, who laid siege along the community’s only access road, abducted people returning home.

The attack, it was gathered, also occurred at the same spot where the suspected herdsmen had attacked and killed 17 persons last year.

A resident of the community who gave his name as Clement Ngele told our correspondent that one Cyprian Aja, a teacher in Union Secondary School Obeagu, who escaped, was badly injured.

He said, “There’s a serious attack in our community this evening. Some gunmen we believe are Fulani herdsmen invaded the Obeagu community again. They laid siege at Oluleri-Esha along Obeagu-Egegede road. They attacked our people who were returning from town and abducted many. We don’t know how many people yet.

Our people have mobilized boys and community security and they are searching all the bushes. Two people were badly injured.

“We alerted security agencies but we haven’t seen police or soldiers. As I speak to you I am in the bush with other boys in search of those abducted. Our neighboring communities have been alerted about the development. Hopefully, we will get them.”

The former Councillor of the community, Ejike Ede, confirmed the incident.

He said, “I thank God for mercies because I could have been one of the victims now. I learned that immediately I passed the road, the hoodlums struck. Some people I passed on the road were victims.”

The Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chris Anyanwu, did not pick up his calls as the phone rang out.