{"id":1787,"date":"2022-03-23T22:21:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T21:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes557122118.wordpress.com\/2022\/03\/23\/how-gunmen-laid-siege-on-otokutu-community-raids-homes\/"},"modified":"2022-03-23T22:21:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T21:21:16","slug":"how-gunmen-laid-siege-on-otokutu-community-raids-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2022\/03\/23\/how-gunmen-laid-siege-on-otokutu-community-raids-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"How Gunmen laid Siege On Otokutu Community, Raids Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Coastal News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"294\" data-attachment-id=\"1786\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2022\/03\/23\/how-gunmen-laid-siege-on-otokutu-community-raids-homes\/screenshot_20220323-222019_google-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/screenshot_20220323-222019_google-1.jpg?fit=496%2C294&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"496,294\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot_20220323-222019_Google.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/screenshot_20220323-222019_google-1.jpg?fit=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/screenshot_20220323-222019_google-1.jpg?fit=496%2C294&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/screenshot_20220323-222019_google-1.jpg?resize=496%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/screenshot_20220323-222019_google-1.jpg?w=496&amp;ssl=1 496w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/screenshot_20220323-222019_google-1.jpg?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday night, suspected gunmen surrounded the tranquil Otokutu hamlet in Udu Local Government Area for more than four hours without police or military intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident happened on Monday around 1 p.m. on God Grace Road, where there was alleged continuous shooting for several hours as they broke into homes and looted residents&#8217; belongings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When our correspondent visited the area, a local told us that the hoodlums frightened the entire neighborhood for many hours with constant firing, and that the invaders thoroughly looted the area.<br \/>He claimed that as the situation became dangerous, he contacted the Delta Hawk patrol commander in Warri, but that he refused to come to the rescue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another local, Samuel, claimed that hoodlums wielding kill hammers demolished and broke into numerous homes in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the reports, there is still hostility in the neighborhood as a result of the horrific incident, which resulted in residents being robbed of millions of naira and precious goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When contacted, the state PPRO, DSP Bright Edafe, stated the police are unaware, &#8220;but citizens are expected to report to the local police station if there is such an event.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He went on to claim that because cops aren&#8217;t magicians, they wouldn&#8217;t know about a case unless it was reported.<br \/>He did, however, agree to look into the situation and report back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coastal News On Monday night, suspected gunmen surrounded the tranquil Otokutu hamlet in Udu Local&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[204,340],"class_list":["post-1787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-how-gunmen-laid-siege-on-otokutu-community","tag-raids-homes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/screenshot_20220323-222019_google.jpg?fit=496%2C294&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1715,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2022\/03\/15\/breaking-gunmen-invades-delta-community-kills-one-injures-several-others-over-land-dispute\/","url_meta":{"origin":1787,"position":0},"title":"BREAKING: Gunmen Invades Delta Community, Kills One, Injures Several Others Over Land Dispute","author":"Coastal Times","date":"March 15, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Coastal News Chukwuwike Alawo, a member of the Aboh-Ogwashi vigilante group, was shot and killed by gunmen in Ogwashi-Uku, Asaba, Delta State, on Monday morning, March 14.The conflict happened between the Ogwashi-Uku village in Aniocha South Council Area and its neighbors, the Ibusa community in Aniocha North, both in Delta\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Crime&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Crime","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/crime\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1-1-21-541x375-1.jpg?fit=541%2C375&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1-1-21-541x375-1.jpg?fit=541%2C375&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1-1-21-541x375-1.jpg?fit=541%2C375&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":856,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2021\/10\/19\/just-in-five-monarchs-feared-dead-as-gunmen-fires-into-traditional-rulers-meeting\/","url_meta":{"origin":1787,"position":1},"title":"JUST IN: Five Monarchs Feared Dead As Gunmen Fires Into Traditional Rulers Meeting","author":"Coastal Times","date":"October 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Coastal News A report by Channels TV indicates gunmen have opened fire on traditional rulers during a meeting at Njaba local government area in Imo state. 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