Army, Police sack Enugu community over alleged killing of police officers
Crisis is rocking Iggah community in Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Though the cause of the crisis is not yet clear, a trending video from the community showed people’s property, including houses and shops, being burnt.
An unconfirmed report said three persons were killed, including a police officer.
A voice narrating the incident in the video did not say the cause of the crisis but accused the military and the police of setting the property, including houses on fire.
“A combined team of soldiers and policemen had reportedly invaded and razed Iggah community in Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State following the alleged killing of two police officers, who came in mufti, suspected to have been on an illegal operation in the area.”
However, reports from the community said that trouble started because Adani community allegedly sold Ada Rice farmland, part of which belongs to Iggah, Ojor, Adani communities, and Omasi in Anambra State without the permission of other co-owners.
When Iggah community stakeholders questioned the action, a known figure said to be a notorious land speculator from Adani was said to have mobilised policemen on mufti and mercenaries he hired from a neighbouring state to Iggah to attack them. In the process, one of the policemen allegedly shot an Iggah man, sparking off the crisis.