Gunmen terrorising the South-East region have unleashed mayhem again, killing eight security personnel in a fresh onslaught.
The security agents killed by the gunmen comprised soldiers, policemen and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), and were reportedly burnt to death yesterday morning, in Umualumaku community, Ehime Mbano local government area of Imo State.
The joint security taskforce team who were in two security trucks were ambushed and set ablaze by their assailants. None of them survived, as they were burnt inside their operational vehicles. The incident has thrown residents of the area into panic and trepidation.
A security operative, who spoke in confidence with newsmen, disclosed that reinforcement teams had been sent to the scene of the crime with the intent to arrest the suspects and rescue the corpses of the slain security operative.
A local, who pleaded anonymity for security reasons, said that he saw the security agents a few minutes before they were set ablaze. He said that the community had been thrown into confusion, owing to the development.
The spokesperson for the police in the state, Henry Okoye, confirmed the development but didn’t give details of what actually transpired.
