Nigeria, April 27 -- Gunmen have killed a passer-by during an attack in Anambra State, Nigeria's south-east.

The incident happened on Friday night at Amesi, a community in Aguata Local Government Area of the state, PREMIUM TIMES gathered.

The attackers also razed some vehicles belonging to vigilante operatives in the area.

Residents told this newspaper that the hoodlums invaded the community, opened fire on the vigilante office and set various vehicles ablaze within the area.

"They were shooting heavily at the vigilante office and one man who was passing through the area was killed by a stray bullet," one resident, who asked not to be named, said.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the slain victim, Chinonso Nnaka, hailed from Udo Village in ...