Two people have been killed and a policeman gone missing in a clash that’s erupted between Odekpe and Allah-Onugwa communities in Anambra West local government area of Anambra state.
The police man was on a peace mission in the area.
The communal clash on Sunday night took place at a refugee camp in Igbamaka village in Ilushi community.
Both communities have disagreed over a portion of land on their boundary since July.
A resident of Allah/Onugwa, David Uzor, said the perpetuators were suspected to have come from Odekpe community.
” Odekpe people came in their numbers into the community where my people were taking refuge. When they arrived, they began to shoot indiscriminately and chased everybody away.
“They got hold of my uncle, Anthony Uzor, and took him away to their Odekpe community and killed him. They killed him slowly. They first cut off the two hands and legs before they cut off the throat.
“They alleged that our people killed one of their own but when the truth came out it happened that the man was killed by somebody from Edo State over some issues” he said.
He also said the attackers shot one Igbamaka villager and injured about four people, beat up three women and took their phones.
Reacting a community leader in Odekpe, Chief Austen Anerah who debunked Uzor’s allegations said that Allah/Onugwa first killed one of their sons, Goddy Chukwuemeka.
According to him, Allah/Onugwa people were fabricating lies to attract sympathy from the police and the public.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra State, Haruna Mohammed, said the incident leading to the clash took place outside Anambra command’s jurisdiction, saying that the concerned parties should approach the nearest police station in the state where the incident took place.
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