There was pandemonium on Saturday after masked gunmen stormed Ekwe Community in the Isu Local Government Area of Imo State and abducted 15 male youths of the community. The gunmen stormed the community through the Njaba River that demarcated Ekwe Community from Amucha Community in Njaba LGA, a community leader said. Akubuo said that the gunmen shoot indiscriminately into the air and were in search of more youths of the community to abduct. He said some young men and other natives who sighted them from afar dashed into nearby bushes to escape abduction. The traditional ruler disclosed that four of the gunmen who stormed his palace wore camouflage with no masks.

Source: Punch June 11, 2022 20:57 UTC