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Obiangwu Community in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State has been thrown into panic as unknown gunmen allegedly killed three personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
A community source, who begged for anonymity, said the incident happened at EkeIsu market in Obiangwu Community in the early hours of Monday.
He said that the NSCDC personnel were riding in a vehicle when they were ambushed and killed by their attackers while noting that security operatives had taken over the community.
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In his words, “Three operatives of the NSCDC were killed last night at EkeIsu market in Obiangwu Community in the Ngor Okpala LGA of Imo State. They were ambushed while in their vehicle. Their bodies have not been evacuated as we speak. Soldiers have taken over the community.”
It was gathered that the lifeless bodies of the victims were still at the scene as of the time of filing this report.
But when contacted, the spokesperson for the police in the state, Henry Okoye, who confirmed the killing of the three NSCDC personnel, said security operatives had moved into the community and restored normalcy.
He promised to issue a statement on the incident later.
