December 3, 2024

December 3, 2024

Gunmen Kill Seven Security Guards In Imo

Gunmen have killed seven security guards in Umuafom, Orogwe, a community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east.

 

The incident happened at about 9:30 p.m. on Monday when the gunmen invaded the community and shot indiscriminately.

 

The gunmen were said to have stormed the community in three vehicles, including a motorcycle.

 

Apart from the seven slain security guards, many others who sustained severe injuries were rushed to the emergency unit of the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, according to reports in local media.

 

It was learnt that the attack occurred after security operatives, suspected to be members of Ebubeagu Security Network, visited the community and took away a young man from the community.

 

The seven security guards were reportedly shot at separate locations in the community.

 

“Four of the guards were shot dead at a building close to a hospital, while the other three were shot at a new building near Corpers Lodge,” a source from the community was quoted as saying.

 

The identities of the security guards and where they were working before the attack were yet to be ascertained.

 

A commercial motorcyclist, one of the injured, was caught by a stray bullet while he was riding past the area during the attack, it was learnt.

 

The police spokesperson in the state, Michael Abattam, has confirmed the incident.

 

He could not, however, say if the victims were security guards.

 

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