Nigeria: Gunmen Invade Anambra Community, Kill Four, Raze Houses
Police say the attackers burned huts, killed four cows and removed meat as they probe the assault.
- On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, gunmen invaded a residential settlement in Agu-Ifite Awka, Awka South Local Government Area, Anambra State, killing four herders believed to be cattle herders.
- Anambra State Police Command investigators characterized the assault as a "calculated criminal plot" intended to spark ethnic tension, with attackers armed with AK-47 rifles and machetes.
- The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria identified the four deceased brothers as Mohammed Bujumi, Hassan Bujumi, Abubakar Bujumi, and Sani Bujumi.
- Public Relations Officer Tochukwu Ikenga announced a manhunt for perpetrators, disclosing one survivor escaped unharmed and is assisting the Police-led Joint Security Team investigation.
- Insecurity has plagued South-east Nigeria in recent years, though a PREMIUM TIMES report found attacks reduced by 50 per cent since the 2025 imprisonment of Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa.
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BREAKING: Gunmen invade Anambra community, kill four, raze houses
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Herders killed as Gunmen raid Settlement in Anambra
Armed men in the early hours of Tuesday stormed a cattle camp in Ifite Awka Community, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing four herders. The deceased, who were brothers from the same family, were identified as Mohammed Bujumi, Hassan Bujumi, Abubakar Bujumi, and Sani Bujumi. In a statement issued by the National Deputy Director-General of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Gidado Sidd…
Gunmen kill four herders, set two houses ablaze in Anambra
Four herders were killed and two houses set ablaze in a gruesome attack by gunmen in Agu-Ifite, Awka, Anambra State. Police have launched a manhunt for the Read More: https://punchng.com/gunmen-kill-four-herders-set-two-houses-ablaze-in-anambra/
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