Nigeria, June 3 -- One person has been killed and four others injured when gunmen suspected to be political thugs attacked some residents in Ebonyi State in south-east Nigeria.

The incident happened on Sunday in Ekoli Edda, a community in Edda Local Government Area of the state.

Residents of the community told PREMIUM TIMES that houses and other properties were also destroyed in the attack.

This newspaper understands that two rival political groups have been engaged in supremacy battle in the community in recent times.

Several people have been killed and properties worth millions of naira destroyed in the battle.

Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that the suspected thugs targeted supporters of a former chairperson of Edda Local Government...