On Sunday, four armed men are accused of interfering with a Labour Party meeting in Umuida, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, Enugu State.
Reporters learned that the assailants rode up on two motorbikes and began firing randomly into the air, scattering partygoers and igniting a car, tricycles, and motorcycles in the process.
The incident took place at two locations, Umu Aji and Nkwo Iyida, where party supporters were conducting meetings, according to a source who asked to remain anonymous.
The source voiced concern over repeated assaults on Labour Party members during meetings in Enugu State and suggested that they may have political motivations.
“We were at the meeting when four guys on two bikes arrived at the venue and started shooting sporadically into the air.
“Everyone ran away, the ward chairman and others ran forgetting their car keys on the table. We noticed that the gunmen set some motorcycles and Keke ablaze.
“They also drove away with a Camry car. After a while, due to some configuration of the car, the engine stopped and the two guys came down, burnt the car before fleeing the scene”, the source said.
All efforts to hear from the spokesperson for the Enugu State Police Command, Daniel Ndukwe, proved abortive as he neither responded to calls nor replied to a text message sent to his phone line in respect of this incident.