There was tension in Oba, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, as yet-to-identified gunmen attacked Porsche Nightclub killing several persons on Sunday night.
Details surrounding the attack is still sketchy as of the time of filing this report.
However, a source, who gave his name as Chukwuemeka Ezefunamba, said the gunmen came to kidnap the owner of the club but were resisted by security men attached to the club.
The source claimed that, “As a result of the resistance, the gunmen started shooting sporadically, killing many people in the process.
“They also beheaded one of the security men who resisted them from taking the owner of the nightclub.”
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the killing of local vigilante operatives during the attack on the nightclub.
He said, “Yes, the incident happened. Our men were alerted and they quickly moved to the scene of the incident but the gunmen had already fled.
“Our men have recovered the bodies of the vigilante operatives who were fatally wounded, while others sustained various degrees of injury.
“We have also fully deployed our men to Oba and an operation is ongoing. So far, no arrest has been made.”
A source in Oba put the number of those killed at Porsche Nightclub at seven while one of the security operatives was beheaded, and another had his foot cut off and made away with by the invading gunmen.
Recall that another nightclub owner and popular witch doctor, Akwa Okuko, had been attacked months back in the same community.
He later confessed that he surrendered himself to avoid collateral damage that would have happened if he resisted. It was rumoured that he paid over N400 million to regain freedom.
Oba, a growing suburban town in Anambra, is close to Onitsha and has a high number of hospitality facilities, with a burgeoning nightlife.
Oba became more popular after the burial ceremony of the mother of socialite and businessman, Obi Cubana where over a billion naira was reportedly spent on the occasion