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One Sunday Izhikpa who is reportedly a member of the Ebubeagu South-East Security Outfit in Ebonyi, has been killed by suspected gunmen at his duty post in Mkpuma Ekwa-Oku, Izzi Local Government Area of the state.
The Eastern Updates reports that Izhikpa was shot dead in the early hours of Friday by the alleged gunmen
His death was confirmed in a press release by SP Chris Anyanwu, the spokesperson of the state police command.
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Anyanwu said; ‘Yes, I called a member of Ebubeagu and he said that the attack was true’.
A resident in the area, Mr Victor Ogbaga, who spoke with newsmen in Abakaliki, said Sunday Izhikpa was a native of Nduakparata Igbeagu in the area.
‘He was killed by the gunmen at his duty post, Mkpuma Ekwa-Oku in Izzi. The corpse of the victim has been evacuated from the scene, where he was murdered this morning,’ Ogbaga stated.
Meanwhile, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has commended Prof. Uju Anya over her remarks on the late Queen Elizabeth of England, saying that her views on the late Queen and the British government represent the opinion of over 98 percent of Biafrans.
The group said IPOB did not know the person called Anya until her viral comment and counter comments on Twitter. The group added that it is certain that the pains and scars of Biafran genocide live with every man or woman with Igbo blood.
In a statement, yesterday, the IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, noted that Anya’s statement on the late Queen’s role on the mass murder of innocent citizens of Biafra during the 1967 – 1970 war and African colonisation has shown that the history of the genocide and issues of colonisation can not be forgotten unless it’s discussed and addressed.
