From Ifeoma Ejiofor
Gunmen at about 9.30am on Thursday sent nine people to their early graves.
Sources claimed that the assailants after killing the nine victims abducted one person.
An eyewitness said that the incident happened near Wintess Garden on Ifite-Amansea Road, at the back of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) main campus, Awka, Anambra State.
He said that the gunmen operated in a white color Venza shooting indiscriminately.
The development caused tension and anxiety among the people in Anambra State capital the moment the news of the killing broke out.
Many workers who had resumed for work had to run back to the safety of their homes while those who have not, refused to step out.
Commercial activities around the scene of the crime was also paralyzed for the major part of the day.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Anambra State command, Tochukwu Ikenga (SP) has confirmed the incident.
Recall that eleven persons were shot dead on Sunday at Nibo, in the same local government area.