Tension is high in Enugu, the Coal City capital, following the killing of a popular Ogene musician, Igbo Jah, by a Police officer attached to the Anti-Cult Unit of the Enugu State Police Command.
DAILY POST reports that angry youths are setting bonfires at the Obiagu and Asata areas of the metropolis in protest.
It was gathered that the musician was shot by an Anti-Cult Police operative, Friday night.
Sources said the musician attended an event at the anti-cult office, during which a policeman shot him.
Igbo Jah was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was confirmed dead on arrival.
The Enugu State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday by its spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe