Gunmen killed four persons, including a police officer, in two communities in Anambra State on Monday.
Two of the victims, killed in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area, were brothers.
The brothers, identified as Godwin Ikechukwu Modobi and Nnajiofor Modobi, hailed from Umuhu village in the community.
The other two were killed near a church, along Udorji road, Ozubulu, in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state.
The Spokesperson of the police command in Anambra, Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the two incidents.
He said one of the victims of the attack at Utuh was a police officer, while the second victim was later identified as a former youth chairman in the area.
The police spokesman also said a Toyota Camry reportedly belonging to one of the victims was recovered by the police.
He said, “We got information of two lifeless bodies along that Nnewi/Ozubulu road. Our operatives quickly went there and recovered the two bodies.”