By Uchenna Ezeadigwe 


More revelations are taking centre stage as the Security Director of Nibo Community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Wadada has revealed that an only son of his parents, Mr. Uchenna Obiekwe, was among the persons gunned down in the bloodshed that occurred in the community on Sunday.


Recall that some yet-to-be-identified hoodlums, on Sunday afternoon, stormed the Oye Nwochichi Market Nibo and Eke Nibo Market, and opened fire on people, killing no fewer than eleven persons.


The police in a statement issued on Sunday, attributed the incident to a cult-related clash between rival cult groups.


Wadada, in a viral voice note report on the incident, said late Mr. Obiekwe, who was yet to marry, was also one of his vigilante officers, adding that the deceased was on a patrol duty, mounting surveillance, in view of the grand finale of the Olili Ọnwa Asaa cultural festival of the community slated for the day, before the hoodlums struck and gunned him down after exchange of gunfire.


Continuing, the Security, Director also revealed that a six-year-old was also hit by bullet during the attack, so also his father, simply identified as Echee, a shop owner at the Oye Market in the community, where the people first opened fire, killing scores.


While noting that the injured persons were immediately rushed to the hospital, he also added that the corpses of many of the murdered victims have been identified and carried by their relatives.


In another voice note that has gone viral on social media, one of the survivors of the attack recounted his near-death experience, adding that he was only saved by the Grace of God.


"The person who shot the three people pointed the gun at me and was about to pull the trigger, before the other person now told him that I was not among.


“As he was about to pull up that trigger, he then pushed him down, and the bullets splashed on the wall behind me direct,” he recounted, thanking God for miraculous saving him.


Meanwhile, the Anambra State government has placed bounty on the perpetrators of the bloodshed that occurred on Sunday in Nibo community.


Recall that some yet-to-be-identified hoodlums, on Sunday afternoon, stormed the Oye Nwochichi Market in Nibo and Eke Nibo Market, and opened fire on people, killing no fewer than ten persons.


The police in a statement issued on Sunday, attributed the incident to a cult-related clash between rival cult groups.


However, reacting to the incident through a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor; the Anambra state government said this was not the first time such thing was happening in the state in recent time.


The government, while sympathizing with the families of the persons who lost their lives in the attack, however, vowed to hunt down the perpetrators and put an end to such violent crime in the state, to avoid its reoccurrence.


As a step towards achieving these, the state government also placed an undisclosed bounty on the perpetrators of the heinous crime, pledging utmost confidentiality and a ‘handsome reward’ for anybody who can provide useful information that will lead to the arrest of the perpetrators.


The statement reads, “The Anambra State Government is aware of the deaths that resulted from alleged cult-related killings that occurred in Nibo, Awka South LG, today, October 20, 2024. This is just another instance of the kind of violent crimes linked to cults that have occurred recently, and the state government is determined to put an end to it.


“The government sympathises with the families of the deceased and assures them that the government will get to the root of the incident and bring the perpetrators to book. 


To this end, the government appeals to members of the public to avail it of any useful information that will lead to the arrest of the perpetrators, while assuring them of confidentiality and a handsome reward.


“Law-abiding Anambra State residents are advised to go about their lawful businesses without fear while the state government works with security services to handle the incident.