Gunmen Kill Three Vigilantes, Teenager in Imo State

In a tragic incident on Sunday evening, unidentified gunmen attacked and killed three vigilantes and a teenager in Umuaka, Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State.

Eyewitnesses reported that the vigilantes were patrolling the community in a bus when they were ambushed at Afor Umuaka. During the attack, a stray bullet fatally struck a teenager who was nearby.

Henry Okoye, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the attack and stated that a tactical squad had been dispatched to apprehend the assailants.

“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,” Okoye stated.

He added, “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.”