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There is tension at Ette, a border town in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, following the invasion of the area by suspected members of the Police Mobile Force, MOPOL, from Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The invaders reportedly shot six people, five men and a woman as well as burnt shops, vehicles before they were overpowered by their colleagues from Enugu State.

Sources told the South East Voice that some of the police invaders abandoned their AK47 riffles and uniforms when they were confronted by their colleagues from Enugu State.

Those who were shot by the invaders included Sunday Idoko, a teacher, who was shot in his classroom at the Community Secondary School, Etteh; Gilbert Onu, Damian Ijiga, Mrs. Blessing Ali, Augustine Osewe and Agada Amuta. Mrs. Ali was shot on her laps while Amuta was allegedly shot severally and was said to be receiving treatment at the nearby St. Mary’s Hospital, Enugu- Ezike with the others.

Among the MOPOL officers whose uniforms were recovered by the Police Area Command Office in Nsukka included those of Corporal Enemona Itodo with Force number 433524; Usman Sani (number 414615) and Amos Abutu (number 356905) The Chairman of Etteh Youths Association, EYA, Mr. Hycinth Agada confirmed the attack and expressed worry that some policemen would leave their duty posts in Lokoja to carry out illegal duties of burning the property of those they were paid to protect in Enugu State.