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Some hoodlums suspected of being supporters of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have set fire to a tricycle and a bus while carrying out IPOB's sit-at-home order in remembrance of the group's leader, Nnamdi Kanu's, house invasion in 2017.
The tricycle driver, who was assaulted on Arthur Eze Avenue in Awka, Anambra State's capital, on Tuesday morning, allegedly suffered machete injuries on his limbs and was robbed of his tricycle, which was then set fire.
According to the Daily Post, the burned tricycle was still at the scene of the tragic incident.
A town service bus, which was claimed to be taking people from Awka to Ekwulobia, was also assaulted by individuals allegedly executing the IPOB mandate, who set it ablaze in Nanka, Orumba North Local Government Area, also in Anambra.
According to a source, the people on board the bus were left unharmed as they were forced to exit before the vehicle was driven into a ditch and set fire.
When approached, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, the Anambra State Police Command's spokesperson, declined to acknowledge the occurrences.
He merely indicated that members of the command had traveled to locations where events had occurred and had restored normalcy.
“Since then, patrols and surveillance have been increased by the command and other security services. Police officers are on the scene, and the situation is being closely monitored. In some of these places, normalcy has also been restored,” he added.
