By Izunna Okafor, Nnewi


After few months of calmness and silence, the embattled unidentified armed hoodlums, popularly known as Unknown Gunmen, terrorizing Anambra State and its residents, have resurfaced with fresh warnings and declaration.

The warnings and the declaration are those of sit-at-home in many communities across the state, most especially communities in Nnewi South Local Government Area and its environs.

According to a source from the area, the gunmen, who claim to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), stormed the streets, parks and market places in the local government area, over the weekend, to deliver their message.

It was gathered that the heavily-armed men stormed the Eke Ọsụ Market in Osumenyi and some other daily markets in Nnewi South Local Government Area on Saturday with handbills, posters and other leaflets, which they distributed to the people, warning them to stay tightly indoors from Monday, May 8, to Thursday, May 11, 2023, as there will be total lockdown in the entire Igbo land on those days.

Some unconfirmed sources claimed that the gunmen, who came on motorcycles and shuttle buses, also went around with megaphones and microphones to announce the sit-at-home order and issue their warning, while also releasing some bullets into the air to register their seriousness.

They, however, did not disclose the reason(s) for the declaration of the sit-at-home, neither did they say who authorised them to embark on such.

One of the handbills distributed by the Unknown Gunmen, as was obtained by this reporter read:

“Notice! Notice!! Notice!!!

“THERE WILL BE TOTAL LUCK DAWN

“In Biafra Land

“Starting From

“8TH, 9TH, 10TH, AND 11TH MAY, 2023

“From 6.00am — 6.00pm

“Each Day

“BE WARNED.”

When contacted for his reaction, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said there was no such report before him.

These unknown gunmen should be arrested and prosecuted abeg, who are they fighting for?

Na real "Luck" down.

Anyway, una MUST comply.

Silent Obi.

The man doesn't talk.

Of course, unless he's speaking to a "pastor" over the phone.

Na this nnewi south i dey? Abi na another one
My people beware of fake news

Nawa o

Why can't they make it one month LUCK DOWN? Unserious set of people with bleaked future

Family affairs

Obi's boys have LUCK down Anambra

See illiterate spelling. their " luck" is truly down. When we tell not to embark on this ipob journey even now, they will say its not our concern. So we let them be. As long as Una keep Una activity for east alone. No probs

Na even Luck Dawn.

This news is false, I'm in okija and it's not far from Nnewi. Meanwhile, I've been browsing all day to decipher what 'luck dawn' means

This is very good.
After jailing our hero Ohamadike Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and denying our presidential candidate Pandora Peter Obi, the FG must understand that it is no retleat, no sullender.
The luck dawn must be obeyed.

The terrorist Nnamdi Kanu must kpai in jail. His boys are terrorizing my people daily. If you are not in south east and you are not in orsumoghu, orlu, Azia , some parts of Nnewi and have not seen for yourselves what his boys are doing there and you have not lost any of your loved ones in this carnage, then you don't have any right to quote me.
Nnamdi Kanu was sent by politicians to destroy the peaceful south east. He started well but fell due to greed. The gods of Igbo land have risen against him and he must kpai in jail.