Some unknown gunmen still enforcing the suspended sit-at-home order in Enugu have destroyed vehicles and flogged traders in the state.
Obollo-Afor town in Udenu Local Government Area was thrown into turmoil yesterday as hoodlums attacked residents of the community for disobeying the directive.
The hoodlums, who came into the commercial town on motorcycles, beat up traders who had opened for business at about 8 am.
A Sienna vehicle belonging to the Udenu Central Neighbourhood Watch and a tricycle was destroyed during the attack.
Villagers told reporters that members of the vigilante group took to their heels on sighting the gunmen before their vehicle was destroyed.
Other residents, who had come out for business, scampered for safety as the hoodlums chased them away with whips.
A panic-stricken trader, who told reported that he had a close shave with the gunmen, said he was yet to recover from the shock.
He said: “They had guns, knives, and whips with which they dispersed people. They didn’t shoot at anybody.
“Their faces were covered. I am still shaking from the shock. I thought they would attack me since my shop was open at the time they passed. Later on, I heard they were beating some people and asking others to go back home.”
It was learned that soldiers mounting a checkpoint along the road, arrived at the town at about 8:30 am to restore normalcy.
