BREAKING: Gunshots Rock Ebonyi State Capital [VIDEO]
Reports reaching THE WHISTLER have revealed that there is ongoing sporadic shooting in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.
A resident informed this website that the sporadic shooting which started on Monday morning has persisted for hours.
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It is uncertain those behind the shooting, but sounds of gunshots could be heard in a video made available to THE WHISTLER.
The video also showed residents scampering to safety.
Meanwhile, unknown assailants were said to have set several patrol vehicles belonging to security agencies ablaze.
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The development is coming amidst a sit-at-home order declared in all six states of the South East region by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The sit-at-home order was declared to mark the Biafra Remembrance Day which is usually observed every May 30 to show respect to the people that died during the Nigerian Civil War that ended on June 30, 1967.
