Unknown gunmen unleashed mayhem in Imo State on Tuesday 19 September when more than eight security agents comprising soldiers, policemen, and Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps were brutally killed
The incident happened in the Umualumaku community, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state
The joint security taskforce team who were in two security trucks were ambushed and set ablaze by their attackers.
None of them survived as they were burnt inside their operational vehicles.
A security operative who wished to remain anonymous said reinforcement teams had been sent to the scene of the crime with the intent to arrest the suspects and rescue the corpses of the security operatives.
A resident in the community said he saw the security agents a few minutes before they were set ablaze.
He said that the community had been thrown into panic and mourning, owing to the development.
Our correspondent saw a video clip of the attack as the security agents were set ablaze in the two vehicles.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the police in the state, Henry Okoye, confirmed the development but asked for time to get the full details of the horrible incident.
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