Nigeria, April 16 -- A yet-to-be-identified security operative has shot a woman dead in Anambra State, Nigeria's South-east.

Sources told PREMIUM TIMES that the incident happened on Tuesday evening at the popular Ibeto Junction in Nnewi, a community in Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state.

Heavy gridlock often occurs at the junction, according to sources familiar with the area.

Although the identity of the security operative was unclear at press time, this newspaper reliably gathered that the operative is a member of Agunechemba, a newly formed security vigilante outfit in Anambra State.

The Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, signed the Anambra State Homeland Security Bill 2025 into law in January, establishing the A...