Nigeria, May 24 -- Gunmen have killed four family members in Anambra State, south-east Nigeria.

The incident happened on Thursday morning in Isseke, a community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra.

The victims, Kennedy Igboanugo, his two wives and a daughter, were still sleeping when the hoodlums invaded their apartment, residents told PREMIUM TIMES.

Witnesses said the hoodlums left immediately after killing the victims.

The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday.

Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, described the attack as "cowardly and unprovoked."

The spokesperson said the attack occurred despite simultaneous joint clearance operations by a joint security te...