Awka City
Another devastating attack by unknown gunmen occurred in Awka, the Anambra State capital today, October 24, 2024, at approximately 9:15 a.m., leaving several people dead. According to The Razor, an Anambra-based newspaper, the shooting took place at Ifite, behind Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, and nearby Witness Garden, Ifite Amansea Road.
Eyewitnesses said the “Gunmen just shot a guy a few minutes ago at Ifite, Awka. He’s lying lifeless.” Another eyewitness, a lecturer, said he witnessed seven lifeless bodies and was forced to turn back while on his way to school.
A source reveals that at least seven persons were killed in the melee, with preliminary information suggesting that armed men began shooting sporadically, fatally hitting some individuals in the area. Empty shells have been recovered from the scene. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed that a police response team has taken over the scene and further details will be communicated shortly.
The incident has thrown residents of the area into serious panic and fear as the heavy sounds of gunfire were heard in the area majorly occupied by students. This incident came less than a week after about 16 persons were killed in similar shootings at a festival in Nibo in the same Awka South Local Government Area within the Anambra capital territory.
The state government had vowed to track down the perpetrators, but no arrest had been made or made public after the incident, which the government and the police said, was cult related.
