ESN/IPOB gunmen kill suya seller in Anambra, offer free suya to villagers
Gunmen suspected to be members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN)/Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Sunday evening attacked and reportedly gunned down a Hausa suya seller at Nanka, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
According to an eyewitness, the incident happened around 5:15 pm at Nkwọ Agụ Nanka, where the suya seller, identified simply as Audu, was selling his suya before the gunmen struck in two Hilux vans.
It was gathered that the two Hilux vans pulled up near Audu’s suya stand, and the gunmen alighted and began scattering the stand, while everybody, including Audu, was enveloped with shock and fear, as the gunmen also pulled out their AK47 guns.
As that was going on, Audu attempted to escape but could not, as the gunmen immediately opened fire on him, shattered his head with bullets and rent his entire body with gunshots.
It was also learned that shortly after that, they started calling on the panic-stricken residents to come and have free suya, while Audu’s lifeless body was still lying in the pool of its blood.
Some residents of the area revealed that Audu, who should be in his 60s, had been selling suya at the location since 2001, and spoke Igbo language and Nanka tongue fluently. They also described him as a very jovial and cheerful person loved by everyone and well-known in the community.
All efforts to get the reaction of the Anambra State Police Spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga proved abortive, as he neither picked up his call nor responded to a text message sent to him.
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Soludo, Mr Christian Aburime, did not also respond to his own call.
