The police command in Ebonyi says it is on the trail of suspected gunmen, who killed two persons in the Oriuzor community, Ezza-North Local Government of the state.
Joshua Ukandu, the command’s spokesman, said on Monday in Abakaliki that the incident occurred on November 1.
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Mr Ukandu said Ifeanyi Ogele, a barber, was shot dead in his shop, while Obumneme Nweke, a commercial tricycle operator popularly known as “Keke Rider,” was killed not too far from the barber’s shop.
He said the command had launched an investigation into the motive behind the killings, adding that those behind the crime would definitely be arrested.
“For now, no arrest has been made, but our men are on their trail,” Mr Ukandu said.
(NAN)