UGM KILL SEVEN SECURITY GUARDS, INJURE SEVERAL OTHERS IN IMO STATE

Gunmen have invaded the Umuafom community of Orogwe in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State reportedly killing seven local security guards on duty and leaving two other residents of the area seriously injured.

It was gathered that the victims were killed on Monday night, August 1, 2022. According to a source from the community, the gunmen who came in two vehicles and a bike rider at about 9:30.

pm took the guards unaware and shot them in separate locations.

While four of them were said to have been shot deed at a building not too far from a hospital, the other three were shot inside a new building in the area called, Corpers Lodge.

The source further disclosed that two others also fell victim to the gunmen while trying to run for safety. One of the victims, a commercial motorcyclist was shot in the leg and his bike dispossessed from him. He is said to be receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Owerri, while the other victim was given a machete cut.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde, has ordered for a discreet Investigation into the incident, promising that the Command will go all out in ensuring that the perpetrators of this dastardly act are arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.