Unknown gunmen has opened fire on traditional rulers during a meeting, killing two on the spot in Imo State.
Trouble started on Tuesday October 19th 2021, when the monarchs were holding a stakeholders’ meeting at the Njaba local government council headquarters at Nnenasam when the incident happened.
Among the monarchs confirmed dead were the Obi 1 of Okwudor autonomous community, Eze E. Anayochukwu Durueburuo and Eze Sampson Osunwa of Ihebineowerre autonomous community.
It was gathered that the surviving traditional rulers were left with varying degrees of injuries.
The armed men, who invaded the venue of the stakeholders meeting, according to an eyewitness, moved into the hall and left the two other traditional rulers of Nkume community and Eze Akpaka with broken heads and hands.
An unconfirmed report said some of the monarchs at that stakeholders meeting were taken away by the gunmen to an unknown destination.
It was learnt that the council headquarters was in a state of shambles as at the time of filing this report.
When contacted on phone, the police spokesperson in the state, Mike Abattam, said that two monarchs had been confirmed dead and not five as claimed by some media reports.
In the meantime, the command had commenced investigation into the incident.
