Gunmen on Sunday night reportedly attacked mourners at Ugwiijoro village, Nimbo community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, killing several persons injuring others. Although the police are yet to make any statement concerning this incident, villagers identified five bodies as victims of the dasdardly act. Some of those killed were identified as Okeh Simon Ugwu Oruku, Okeh Chukwuebuka, Julius Ogbonna Odiegwu, and Gabriel Ugwor Ezea.
A video that trended on social media on Monday morning showed a deserted community.
The voice in the video alarmed the invaders took the villagers by surprise and shot sporadically at the mourners.
Also, tables and chairs were seen scattered in the compound where the mourners had converged, while lifeless villagers could equally be seen in a pool of blood.
