50 gunmen attack Enugu government house

According to reports, 50 gunmen who arrived in 7
buses attempted to attack Enugu State
Government House in the early hours of
yesterday Saturday March 8th but didn't succeed
as security personnel attached to the Government
House engaged them in a shoot out, preventing
them from gaining entry.
One gunman was killed and three others arrested
in the shootout that lasted till 4:30am but no
security personnel was killed or injured, this is
according to the Chief Press Secretary to
Governor Sullivan Chime, Mr. Chukwudi Achife,
who confirmed the incident.
“They carried flags with different inscriptions
and insignia belonging to some secret cults.
They told the security men to open the gate
claiming that they were at the government
house on a protest. Sensing that there was
danger, the security operatives rushed out
only to see many of them with machetes,
giving orders to their members to move into
the government house."
The arrested gunmen have been handed over to
the Enugu State Police Command