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The residents of Spibat area in Owerri, the Imo State capital yesterday afternoon took to their heels for safety as unknown gunmen layed siege in the area.<\/p>\n
In what appeared like fight against compliance to the earlier imposed Mondays sit-at-home across the South East region of the country, which was rebuffed by State Governors including that of Imo, has resurfaced again.<\/p>\n
An eye witness account who narrated the ugly scenario to\u00a0TRUMPETA NEWSPAPER<\/i>\u00a0said that the calm atmosphere of Umuodu neighborhood by St Ben Road, pupils returning from school were coercively stopped by the unidentified men after firing some gunshots.<\/p>\n
Instantly, the driver conveying the pupils to their various destinations and the school Bus (names withheld) were taken away with them after sending the pupils away from the Bus.<\/p>\n
While they zoomed off, the kids wandered aimlessly on the already deserted road due to fear of the gunshots.<\/p>\n
From there, the eyewitness further told this Newspaper that the gunmen headed to the Timber Market at Umenyeala\u00a0\u00a0in same Spibat area and made away with two Traders.<\/p>\n
It was alleged that the Hoodlums\u00a0\u00a0querried why the two abducted traders would open shops on a Monday without any recourse to the subsisting Monday sit-at-home.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy brother, wetin\u00a0\u00a0my eyes saw this afternoon I can\u2019t say it. I had to run away oo. Omo, I was running for my life, the whereabout of the driver, the two Traders they carry is what I don\u2019t know now.<\/p>\n
Them carry 2 hummer bus, well armed\u201d said the eye witness.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile,\u00a0Trumpeta<\/i>\u00a0further gathered that in most parts of Owerri, commercial banks and shops were under lock and key, with ghost mood in most streets.<\/p>\n
Attempts to reach the Police on the issue was not possible as two calls made to the Police Public Relations Office PPRO were not picked or returned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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