Gunmen have ambushed and killed no fewer than eight security operatives in Umualumaku community, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State.
The victims included soldiers, policemen and Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps officers.
The incident which happened on Tuesday morning when the joint security taskforce team, who were in two security trucks, were ambushed and set ablaze by their attackers.
None of them survived as they were burnt inside their operational vehicles.
An eyewitness, who spoke to newsmen, said, “The incident just happened about 2 hours ago. At first, I saw the two Hilux vehicles as the drove from Oriagu heading to the Aba branch in Ehime Mbano. As I am talking to you now the Hilux vehicles are still on fire. The soldiers were burnt by the gunmen.
“Tension is everywhere. We have closed our shops. We are going home. We are seeing a lot of security operatives. They blocked the road. People are running to our homes. Our people are afraid anything can happen now.
“The first security, I saw over five soldiers. In the second security vehicle, I saw more than four of the security people. They said all of them were killed.”
The Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Henry Okoye, had yet to comment on the incident as at the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, the video clip of the attack had gone viral on the internet.
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