Unidentified gunmen, on Sunday night, opened fire on a patrol vehicle, killing three vigilance operatives and a passerby at Umuaka
Community in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo.near the local Afor Umuaka Market and Hilltop Primary School at about 7:20p.m.The source told NAN that the people of the community and neighbouring communities had been under siege by gunmen and kidnap suspects terrorising the area in recent times.It further claimed that hoodlums recently set up criminal camps in the neighbouring Ezioha Community in Mbaitoli LGA from where they launch attacks on residents of the area.
“Their unchallenged activities led to the abduction of no fewer than 10 persons within the last six weeks.“What happened yesterday night was a continuation of their onslaught,” the source further said. Okoye said that the Commissioner of Police , Mr Aboki Danjuma, had deployed a Tactical Squad to hunt down the hoodlums responsible for the dastardly act.
“He empathised with the families of the deceased victims and prayed for the repose of their souls,” the police spokesman said.
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