Monday, July 8, 2024 -Unknown gunmen opened fire on a patrol vehicle, killing three vigilante operatives and a teenager in the Umuaka community in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State.
It was gathered that the vigilantes were on
patrol on Sunday evening, July 7, 2024, in the community when the gunmen
attacked them near Afor Umuaka and Hilltop Primary School.
According to an eyewitness, the assailants set up
an ambush and began shooting at the security personnel.
The witness said a stray bullet
struck the teenager, who died on the spot.
“The gunmen overtook the community security
Toyota Sienna the security men were patrolling with and shot them dead,” the
source said.
Confirming the incident, the
spokesperson of the State Police Command, Henry Okoye, said a tactical squad
had been deployed to apprehend the attackers.
“The Commissioner of Police Imo State
Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, has strongly condemned the attack and gruesome
murder of the vigilante personnel of the Umuaka Autonomous Community by gunmen
on Sunday evening, 7/07/2024," he said.
“In the wake of the tragic incident that
claimed the lives of three gallant vigilantes who were on routine crime
prevention patrol and a passerby, the Commissioner of Police has deployed the
Command’s Tactical Squad with the available operational resources to go all out
in synergy with other security agencies and hunt down the hoodlums responsible
for the dastardly act
“CP Aboki Danjuma expressed sadness over
the unfortunate incident and vowed that the command will leave no stone
unturned in ensuring that the perpetrators are all arrested and brought to
justice. He empathized with the families of the deceased victims and prayed for
the repose of their souls."
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