2 siblings gunned down at Imsu back gate

There was panic in Owerri , the Imo state capital on Tuesday after fleeing gunmen shot and killed two siblings .
The victims, Ifeanyi Anyanwu , 47, and Tochukwu Anyanwu , 45, were shot dead at the back gate of the Imo State University, Owerri .

Our correspondent gathered that two other persons, Kasim Rashidi, 22, and Salam Rashidi , 20, who were with the deceased were also shot but rushed to the Federal Medical Center, Owerri , where they are receiving medical attention .

It was gathered that while Ifeanyi was an architect , his younger brother , Tochukwu , was a surveyor.

A source disclosed that the siblings were killed after they had been robbed of their gray coloured Ford Edge with the number plate, BWR 809 BC.

He said , “ The deceased who were brothers of the same parents were living at plot 249 Area ‘ A’ World Bank Housing Estate, Owerri . They were from Umuopara Omukwu, Onicha in Ezinihitte Mbaise LGA .

“ They were robbed of their ash -coloured Ford Edge car with registration number BWR 809 BC and both of them were shot dead by unknown gunmen at Imo State University, Owerri back gate mine.

“ One Salam Rashidi aged 20, and Kasim Rashidi aged 22, both of Okwu Uratta in Owerri North LGA , sustained gunshot injuries from the hoodlums during their indiscriminate shooting.

“ Corpses of the deceased have been removed and deposited at Aladinma mortuary and the gunshot victims taken to FMC Owerri for treatment . ”

When contacted , the Police Spokesperson in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the incident.

He disclosed that the command had already commenced an investigation into the incident .