Sporadic Shootings Scare Nnamdi Kanu's Family Members

Family members of incarcerated leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu have raised an alarm of sporadic shootings witnessed around Isiama Afaraukwu Umuahia, Abia State.

Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel claimed that a detachment of police personnel stormed the entrance gate to the his father’s palace and started shooting.

No one could ascertain the reasons for the shooting.

Prince Emmanuel said that the Nigeria police should be held accountable should anything happen to members of his family.

An eyewitness said that the police personnel who drove in in a Hilux came from the gate of the Commissioner of Police in the neighbourhood.

He said that when they were accosted, they could not offer any cogent reason for their mission and later returned to their base.

He said that the shooting created panic around the vicinity as people fled their homes.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO in charge of Abia State, Geoffrey Ogbonna, said he was not aware of the incident.

He, however, promised to make inquiries.