Nigeria, July 1 -- At least 10 people were killed in Anambra State on Monday evening when gunmen attacked Ogboji, a community in Orumba South Local Government Area of the state.

The incident happened at about 6p.m., PREMIUM TIMES gathered.

This newspaper also learned that most of the victims were from Ebonyi, another state in the South-east.

Witnesses said some Ebonyi indigenes were holding their monthly meeting when the hoodlums attacked them.

One of the witnesses, who asked not to be named, said the armed persons accused the indigenes of holding the meeting against them.

"They demanded our minute's book, seized it and subsequently opened fire on us," he said, adding that about 13 persons were killed at the spot.

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