Unidentified gunmen on Easter Sunday visited Oko community, close to the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, invading a fast food joint. News Echo gathered that the gunmen came in into Sophia Fast Food, but failed to harm the fun-seekers, who were obviously enjoying themselves for the Easter celebration.
A source said they simply disposed all customers and staff of the eatery of their phones and left the area without any challenge, despite an armoured car and security personnel positioned in the area. A Facebook user, Iyke Orji said: “Nobody was killed, nobody was shot. “Even the new police armoured tank Governor Soludo stationed at Oko Police station with new policemen didn’t repel them.
“They came to Sophia fast foods Oko, yes, a fast food. They collected all the phones of people eating there. They now set fire in the frontage of the fast food. “Sophia fast foods just opened a new branch in Ekwulobia and people are thinking if it was a calculated attempt by competitors,” Orji said. Reacting on the incident, the state public relations officer of Anambra State Police command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, in a statement, urged victims of the incident to come forward and report for proper investigation.
The statement read; The Anambra State Police Command today 18/4/2022 wishes to urge the victims of unconfirmed reports going round the media tagged ’Anambra: Gunmen Visit Eatery on Easter Day, Rob Fun-seekers of Mobile Phones.’ to come forward and report. This will help police with necessary information to investigate and deploy personnel in this regard.
This will also help to avert such incidents from reoccurring in the area or any place in the state. However, the Command, urged citizens especially Ndi Anambra to always report any security incident witnessed to the nearest Police station or through the Command Emergency numbers 112, call 07039194332 or Command PRO on 08039334002 for prompt response.
In addition, the NPF rescue me app is also available for free download on both Android and Apple IOS, for Android and i-phone users respectively. The Command while calling for increased information flow from the public to the police, assures that, it will not fold her hands and allow some disgruntled elements to make life unbearable for the residents.
