Gunmen Set Ablaze Iseke Community’s Palace in Anambra

Gunmen have set ablaze the Palace of the Traditional Ruler of the Iseke Community in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The Palace of Igwe Emmanuel Nnabuife was razed to the ground by the gunmen on Saturday.

The State Police Commissioner, Aderemi Adeoye, confirmed the incident.

The Police Chief said a manhunt had been launched to track the fleeing gunmen.

The Traditional Ruler lamenting over the attack, said he lost all he had laboured for in life in the fire.

He, however, thanked god that no life was lost in the attack.

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Meanwhile, the alleged kidnapping of a former governor’s convoy driver after performing the funeral of his brother at Isseke and subsequent violent retaliation by gunmen have left the community in distress.

Confirming the recent attack, Igwe Emmanuel Nnabuife lamented that he had no problem with anyone in his community to warrant the incident.

My palace was indeed burnt down by some boys and I have lost everything that I labored all my life to achieve and as it is now, I am homeless, he said.

Reacting, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, confirmed the incident. He disclosed that the Force had launched a manhunt for the fleeing perpetrators.

Those boys in Isseke are now fleeing from Ihiala because of our operation there, he added.