Gunmen unleash terror in Chinua Achebe’s hometown, kill President General 

•Murdered Ogidi President General, Sir Ikwuka Okoye Anumili

 

Dare-devil gunmen suspected to be cultists went wild last night, Friday, February 6, 2026, in Ogidi, home town of legendary novelist Chinua Achebe located in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. By the time they were done, the town’s President General, Sir Ikwuka Okoye Anumili, and another victim whose identity could not be immediately established, lay dead.

 

Announcing the tragic development on a WhatsApp group shortly after midnight, a prominent Ogidi son lamented: “Duly elected and recognised by Anambra Government and Ogidi as a whole the head of all Ogidi both Nigeria and worldwide. Shot dead by cultists in Ogidi on Friday evening, February 6, 2027,” reports News Express.

 

Another one, writing on Facebook, said: “Chief Ikwuka Okoye, a.k.a Anumiri

 

The current President General Of Ogidi Town Union has been murdered by men of the underworld this evening.

 

“This is very Sad indeed.”

 

According to Naija Confra (@naijaconfra), Chief Ikwuka Okoye and the other male victim were killed by Aye (NBM) cultists. It linked their killing to the recent death of Emma Amasco, “an NBM h!t squad leader who d!£d after being arrested by local security operatives.”

 

Naija Confra explained that “Chief Ikwuka Okoye was not a cultist, but NBM accused him and some local security personnel of involvement in Emma’s arrest and de@th, threatening revenge on them. Contrary to rumours, Emma Amasco’s death had no connection to Vikings (DNKI) and was purely the result of action taken by local security against a known serial k**ler.”

 

Emma was reportedly arrested On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, “while stealing at a complex, after already stealing phones worth over ₦5 million,” Naija Confra said. It added that, “Before his death, he was asked how many people he had killed, and he said 46, even mentioning names. He claimed that all his NBM gang members were dead except one named Gattuso, who he said was seriously ill with kidney problems and swollen body, keeping him indoors. When asked how many people he killed in Ogidi, Emma said “only 17.” 17 deaths to Emma was “only” 17. It was after this, he was shot in the leg. He was not shot dead on the spot but on the leg and later succumbed to his injuries.”