A gun duel between security operatives of the Ebonyi state police command and members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has led to the death of five.
The group stormed the Ishieke Police Station in a blue Sienna bus around 9:30pm on Wednesday and shot directly into the station.
However, they were overpowered by the police in a gun battle that lasted about 30 minutes.
The police vehicles were set ablaze during the heated gun battle. A video showing the bodies of the hoodlums were shared on social media platforms on Wednesday night.
News Central reports that operatives from the state police command headquarters in Abakiliki and soldiers responded quickly to a distress call from the Ishieke Police Station.
The heavy shooting forced residents to run for their lives.
“The gunmen arrived Ishieke Police Station and opened fire. The police responded and it lasted about 30 minutes, before other security operatives came for reinforcement.
“So more security operatives including soldiers came in their numbers to apprehend the hoodlums.
“And the hoodlums on attempt to escape started withdrawing shooting sporadically in the air moving to Odomoke Ishieke market side along Nwiboko Obodo road in Ebonyi Council Area when they met their waterloo in the hands of the advance team” he explained.
The police his yet to issue a statement on the attack as of the time of filing this report.
The Police seized the Sienna bus used by the separatists. Their corpses had been taken to the state police headquarters.