Fear embraced residents of Afikpo town, in the Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Tuesday following a letter allegedly written to banks in the community by armed robbers, notifying them of a planned robbery operation in the community.
The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Afikpo North LGA, Mrs Amuche Otunta, could not confirm the letter as of the time of filing this report, but said, “It was reported that a letter was written to the community by robbers; I don’t know the community that received it. But to that extent, All I know is that there is a security threat in my local government area, and I don’t know whether robbers wrote a letter or not”.
The police, army and other security agents in the state were said to have been mobilised to the town to repel the imminent attack.
A youth leader in the area, Eze Egwu, said the robbers wrote to the community.
He was asked if community youths had formed a vigilante group to protect the area, Egwu said, “How can you be waiting for a well-armed man with sticks in the night or day in the name of security? We cannot risk our lives; it is only God that secures a city.”
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