Over the weekend, two truck drivers from the north were brutally murdered by suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), causing tragedy in Imo State. Around 10:30 a.m..CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
on Saturday, the attackers, who were allegedly armed and acting with military precision, ambushed a food truck at Ogi Junction in the Okigwe Local Government Area, killing the passengers and burning the truck and their bodies.
Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), who named the victims as Adamu Ibrahim and Haruna Muhammad, have been especially outraged by the incident. At the time of the attack, the truck was travelling from Ayangade to Port Harcourt with a full cargo of gari, a basic food product made from cassava. Local union leaders’ claims and eyewitness accounts indicate that the attackers purposefully obstructed the road. The gunmen allegedly opened fire on the drivers without warning once the truck was stopped. Then, while the victims were still inside, they poured fuel into the truck and set it on fire.
“Suspected IPOB members blocked the road and opened fire on them on Saturday,” the local NURTW chairman, who was clearly upset, claimed. “They burnt the truck, which was fully loaded with gari, and the corpses.” The Divisional Police Officer and nearby military units were among the pertinent security organisations that NURTW leaders contacted right away. The burned remains of the victims were eventually recovered by authorities from the scene and taken to a local hospital. On Monday, the drivers who died were laid to rest after funeral prayers.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>