Ten persons including policemen have been feared killed as Fulani herdsmen attacked Isu and Onicha Igboeze communities in Onicha local government area of Ebonyi state.
While two Policemen were said to have been killed in Isu, others were killed in Onicha Igboeze.
The incident occurred Thursday morning, according to sources.
An eyewitness said two Lawyers unfortunately ran into the gunmen who operated on a Lexus Jeep. The lawyers were robbed and their car set ablaze by the hoodlums.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Loveth, confirmed the latest invasion but said details of the incident were still sketchy.
She however noted that the State Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Garba has dispatched a team to the area.
This is coming barely 24 hours the State Governor David Umahi declared his administration would not tolerate any further killings in the State.