Mr Uchenna Inya, a Sun Newspaper Correspondent in Ebonyi State and many others escaped death as armed men suspectedto be thugs invaded the venue of kingship election in Nkomoro, Ezza-North Local Government Area and disrupted the process.
According to Inya, no fewer than 10 cars were vandalised during the kingship elections on Saturday
Inya whose vehicle was also destroyed said that motorcycles, tricycles and houses were burnt during the incident.
The corrrespondent while narrating his ordeal in Abakaliki, said he was covering the kingship elections when the suspected thugs invaded the venue of the event.
He further explained that, policemen, soldiers and a Magistrate, attached to the state judiciary among other persons also ran away to escape the wrath of the the suspected thugs.
“We went to cover the election/coronation of a new traditional ruler of the community when thugs attacked us and vandalised my corolla vehicle while returning to Abakaliki.
“The thugs also attacked policemen, soldiers, a Magistrate and some government officials and vandalized their cars.
“Motorcycles, tricycles and other valuable properties were also destroyed by the thugs.
“The thugs were armed with weapons including sticks, rods, stones and other weapons,” Inya explained.
The Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Joshua Ukandu, said that the command was yet to received any information concerning the incident.
“We are not aware of any coronation or any information regarding what you asked,”Ukandu said.
It was gathered that, the kingship of the community had been a serrious battle between some vested interest.