Unknown Gunmen reportedly attacked a nightclub in Oba, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing several persons.
It was gathered that the incident happened at Porsche Nightclub on Sunday night, December 10, 2023. it was gathered that the assailants allegedly came to kidnap the owner of the club but were resisted by security men on duty.
The Gunmen were said to have started shooting sporadically, killing some people in the process. The assailants also beheaded one of the security men.
One of those killed was a security man at the club who was beheaded during the raid which also led to the kidnap of the owner of the club known as Porsche Night Club
Though there are no further details of who carried out the attacks on Sunday night, an eye witness said the gunmen came to kidnap the owner of the club, but were resisted by security men attached to the club.
“As a result of the resistance, the gunmen started shooting sporadically, killing many people in the process.
They also beheaded one of the security men who resisted them from taking the owner of the night club.”
However, the Anambra State Police command confirmed the killing of operatives of local vigilante in the Oba attack.
Police Public Relations Officer DSP Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed this in a telephone interview where he said the command has swung into action to bring the perpetrators to justice.
He said: “Yes, the incident happened. Our men were alerted and they quickly moved to the scene of the incident, but the gunmen had already fled. Our men have recovered the bodies of the vigilante operatives who were fatally wounded, while others sustained various degrees of injury.
“We have also fully deployed our men to Oba, and operation is ongoing. So far, no arrest has been made,”
Oba, a growing suburban town in Anambra is close to Onitsha, and has a high number of hospitality facilities, with a burgeoning night life.
The incident is coming barely few months after another nightclub owner and popular native doctor, Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki was attacked and kidnapped in the same commando-like manner in the same community.
He later disclosed that he surrendered himself to avoid collateral damage that would have happened if he resisted the kidnap. It was however rumoured that he paid over N400million to regain freedom.