The Enugu state government house was forcefully
attacked by an unknown armed gunmen on Saturday morning of which one person has
been reportedly killed by the security operatives attached to the Enugu state
seat of power, while three others were injured as they forcefully attempted to
gain entrance into the Enugu State Government House.
As reported by Vanguard, that although the mission
of those gunmen, who were armed with machetes carrying flags with different
inscriptions and insignia is yet to be ascertained, “the men had arrived the
Government House at about 4.30am in buses” said an eye withness of the scene.
According to reports, They parked their vehicles
along Nza Street and then marched to the Government House gate where they met
the security operatives attached to the state seat of power which results to
the fight between them and the security.
They reportedly told the security men to open the
gate claiming that they were at the Government house on protest, but when one
of the (NSCDC) officials opened the gate to ask why they decided to come in the
late our of the night, one of the invaders/gunmen gave him a cut and made attempts to force the
gate open for his members to come in.
As the other security operatives sensed danger,they
rushed to the scene only to see the gang wielding machetes and asking other of
their members to enter the state Government House. Heavy shooting ensued by
security operatives, comprising policemen, men of the Nigeria Security and
Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC and soldiers who prevented the invaders from gaining
entrance into the state Government House.
Governor Sullivan Chime’s chief Security Officer Mr. Fidelis Ogarabe, DSP, arrived the scene
and coordinated his operatives who eventually succeeded in repelling the gunmen
after hours of gun fire and pursued them to the other part of Independence
Layout in Enugu state.
Meanwhile, one of the gunmen was shot dead while
three others who tied red bands on their arms, similar to Bakassi Boys,
operating in some South East states were arrested. The others escaped, some
with bullet wounds. And, from the gang were recovered Several machetes.
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sullivan
Chime, Mr. Chukwudi Achife on Reacting
to the development, made a report on how the gang forcefully invaded the state
government house at about 4:30am on Saturday and how the attackers were
immediately engaged by the security operatives who shot one person and arrested
three: Although, one security operatives was injured during the shot out.
He also added that those ones arrested were
recovered with some of the weapons which includes machetes and guns.. and have since been handed over to the Enugu State
Police Command for further probing.
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