Tension as Anambra community invaded by Masquerades, youths by midnight --police arrest 3 masquerades, 3 youths , others fled

The Anambra police yesterday morning arrested 3 masquerades and 3 youths from Akpu, Orumba South local government area for allegedly invading and destroying new town hall structures in Ndiokpaleke , Orumba North local government area reports www.odogwublog.com.

The youths armed with dangerous weapons numbering over 50 allegedly led the masquerades from Akpu to the community, destroyed the Central Primary school signpost, torched the building and the ongoing Civic center in the community by 1 am midnight.

The community was taken by surprise and they alerted their President General, Mr Elochukwu Igboanugo who alerted the Nigerian Police and summoned his youths to defend themselves , should the police fail to intervene.

But the timely intervention of the Nigerian police saved the day as before the Ndiokpaleke community youths and masquerades as well as Vigilante mobilized; the DCO in Ajalli who got the President General’s distress call dispatched a team of policemen.

Under the situation, the Akpu community retraced on seeing the mobilization of the community but ran into the police allegedly coming from the opposite direction and their combined efforts arrested 3 masquerades and 3 youths while others escaped.

The President general of Akpu community was called for 7 times allegedly by the President General of Ndiokpaleke when the youths embarked on the journey but he was not picking allegedly.

It would be recalled that similar thing happened in 2007 when the Akpu people allegedly invaded Ndiokpaleke and after the purported invasion two persons were killed , one Martin Orji and Eric Nwafor.

Chairman of the local government chairman , Chief  Okey Enekwe could not answer his calls and could not reply a message sent to him via social media even when he read it.

But efforts to get the views of the President general of Akpu proved abortive while the Ndiokapaleke counterpart, appealed on Governor Willie Obaino for intervention before lives would be lost like in 2007.

Although, unauthorized police sources confirmed the information , saying only 3 masquerades were arrested , the PPRO , Uche Ezeh claimed ignorant of the invasion as according to him the DCO is yet to inform him of the development through the normal police signal. He said it would be wrong to speak without knowing the details of the happenings.