Gunmen attack in Abraka; detailed report

Four people have been confirmed dead and several others hospitalized in a recent attack in Abraka axis of Delta state at the late hours of Friday, September 15, 2017.

According to reports from Sahara reporters, unknown gunmen invaded a market dominated by Hausa traders, popularly known as Abraka market, leaving four people dead and several persons seriously injured. Some Hausa residents in Asaba, the capital of Delta State, claimed the attackers were members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). 

A leader of the Hausa community in Asaba, who pledged to remain anonymous, blamed IPOB members for the attacks. According to him, “It happened about 11 p.m. on Friday. Over 20 armed members of IPOB invaded our mosque at Cable Point and threw an explosive into the mosque, but fortunately, it did not explode. At this juncture we raised alarm and the attackers all moved straight to the Hausa market, also called Abraka market, and killed four people.”

Another witness, who identified himself simply as Usman, said the attackers came with guns and other dangerous weapons, adding that they shot sporadically into areas where he and others were sleeping, leaving three men and one woman dead, with several others wounded and now hospitalized.

The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Zanna Ibrahim, confirmed the development, adding that the situation was now under control. The police chief stated that the command had reinforced security in the area where the incident occurred.

The police are yet to arrest the suspects of the attack, and claims of being IPOB members remain assumptions due to the the crisis in Aba, Abia state.