One person has been killed and a Sienna vehicle burnt by armed miscreants reportedly enforcing the weekly sit-at-home in Enugu, despite its ban by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
It was learnt that the driver of the burnt vehicle who escaped unhurt was waiting for passengers to fill the car when the gunmen stormed the popular Holy Ghost motor park at ChrisChemist area and attacked the vehicle and some passengers already inside.
The park is also a walking distance from the Enugu State Police Command Headquarters.
Daily Trust gathered that the driver of the burnt vehicle usually load early Monday morning to beat a mob enforcing the sit-at-home order.
He was said to be standing some distance away from his vehicle, when the gunmen arrived in a mini bus and set hIs vehicle on fire.
Enugu Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the incident, said one person was shot and was later confirmed dead in a hospital.