No fewer than eight security agents comprising soldiers, policemen and Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps have been killed by gunmen in Imo State. The incident which happened on Tuesday morning in Umualumaku community, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state has thrown the area into panic. The joint security taskforce team who were in two security trucks were ambushed and set ablaze by their attackers. A resident in the community who do not want to reveal his identity for security said that he saw the security agents a few minutes before they were set ablaze. Our correspondent saw a video clip of the attack as the security agents set ablaze in the two vehicles.

Source: Punch September 19, 2023 21:30 UTC