Undisclosed number of gunmen at about 1pm on Monday invaded Okoko Item community in Bende local government area of Abia state, destroying cars, houses, and other valuables.
ABN TV gathered that they went straight to the market square, Eke-Nta In Okoko Item, where they shot sporadically, a situation that caused tension among residents who fled for their lives.
No casualty was however recorded.
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It is not clear if the invasion has to do with the enforcement of sit-at-home protest announced by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB our correspondent however gathered that residents who had gathered for their normal businesses were forced to close shops.
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The gunmen later headed to Amaokwe Item and eventually found their way out from the Igbere axis.
When contacted for a comment, the PPRO Abia State Police Command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna could not be reached as his mobile number was unable to connect.
ABN TV gathered that normalcy has since returned to the affected community.
