Gunmen enforcing the illegal sit-at-home order in Enugu State have reportedly killed one person and razed two Siena vehicles and five tricycles popularly known as Keke.
The incident happened on Monday morning at Liberty Bus stop, Abakpa in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State.
It was gathered the attackers stormed the Liberty Bus Stop in Abakpa around 5:30am and shot consistently into the air before setting ablaze two commercial Sienna vehicles, loading for Nsukka.
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They were also said to have burnt Keke loading for various locations at that point.
They were also at the popular T-Junction where they were said to have burnt an elderly man inside his vehicle.
The assailants were said to have attempted to force the elderly man out of his car before incinerating him inside the car.
An eyewitness told The Nation: “They stopped the man and commanded him to stop out of the car, the man resisted and that made the gunmen opened the fuel door, shot into the tank making the car to go up in flames with the man inside.”
The spokesman of the state police command, Daniel Ndukwe (DSP) could not be reached for reactions as of the time of filing this report.