Unknown Gunmen stormed Eziani community, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, and killed four persons in the area.
The gunmen were said to have stormed the community located at the Southeast region of Nigeria on Tuesday and started shooting into the air, killing four victims comprising three males and a pregnant female.
According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen fled the scene after killing the victims.
The tragic incident was confirmed in a statement made by the Spokesman of Anambra State Police Command, Tochukwu Ikenga.
Ikenga disclosed that the bodies of the victims have been deposited at the mortuary.
“Police/military operations have been intensified in Ihiala and its neighbouring town as operatives responded to a distress call in the early hours of Tuesday on Nzomiwu Street, Eziani, Ihiala, recovered lifeless bodies, three males and one female at the scene.
“Preliminary information revealed that the criminal elements armed with Ak47, started shooting indiscriminately and unprovoked, unfortunately, bullets hit four unarmed civilians. The bodies have been deposited in the morgue.”
He said the police authorities have launched an investigation into the incident, assuring that further development will be communicated to the public.