Yesterday, gunmen attacked the community of Inikiri-Umuezeoka Effium in Ohaukwu Council area of Ebonyi State.
The gunmen who are suspected to be hired assassins stormed the town killing a 74-year-old man and injuring his son.
The man identified as Nwigwe Nwonu was said to have been killed when the hoodlums gained entrance into his compound around 1am.
The gunmen reportedly demanded the whereabouts of one of his sons before carrying out their gruesome act and fled the community.
A family source disclosed that the hoodlums stormed the compound and wielded dangerous weapons including Ak47 rifle and shot sporadically into the air to scare villagers before they unleashed mayhem on the man and his son.
The source further stated that the gunmen came asking after one of the sons of the deceased who is a community based businessman who had earlier upon hearing the sounds of the firearms sneaked out of the compound to safety.
Apparently frustrated, the gunmen, shot the septuagenarian for failing to provide the targetand one of his sons called Monday, before fleeing the community.
Policemen attached to Effium Police Division are said to be on alert, and have taken both the deceased and his wounded son to the hospital.
