Gunmen Attack Livestock Market In Anambra, Kill Over 20 Cows, Goats

Unknown gunmen reportedly attacked a livestock market yesterday in Nkwo Igboukwu, an area in the Aguata local government area of Anambra State.

At least twenty cows and several goats were killed by the assailants.

The animals were seen lifeless in the pool of their blood in a video clip shared on Twitter hours ago, Naija News reports.

Some of the affected traders and residents were seen also in the video running into the bush after sighting some men approaching the market.

They, however, returned and observed their assumption was wrong.

The traders were humbled with fear even as they examined the gunshot wounds on some of the cattle that have been killed as they stood in circles discussing.

See below a clip of the incident shared on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/dimkpaanambra/status/1512298859833217025?t=Vt3eifgFUV4B-ctG5o3z8A&s=19

This is coming hours after unknown gunmen had attacked the Aguata Local Government Area headquarters in Anambra

Naija News reports that the State has recently sworn in Governor, Charles Soludo hails from Aguata.

However, the reported gunmen are said to have begun an attack on the facility on Thursday afternoon.

The council Headquarters was set on fire by attackers, who are believed to be the same people that attacked the market in the council, Eke Ekwulobia.

When the spokesman of Anambra State Police Command DSP Ikenga Tochukwu was contacted by the publication concerning the situation he said: “following the report of the fire incident at the local government headquarters, the command has deployed men to the area and the situation has been brought under control.”

Ikenga also stated that the men of the Fire Service have arrived on the scene and are trying to get the situation under control.