BREAKING: Gunmen kill three NSCDC personnel in Imo

In Imo State, three members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps are said to have been slain by unidentified gunmen.

The village of Obiangwu in the state’s Ngor Okpala Local Government Area is in a state of terror as a result of the tragedy that occurred at the EkeIsu market there.

The murdered corpse was targeted early on Monday, according to a community source who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity.

He said that security forces had gained control of the neighbourhood and claimed that the NSCDC staff members were travelling in a vehicle when they were ambushed and slain by their assailants.

At the time this report was filed, it was learned that the victims’ dead remains were still at the scene

The source said, “Three operatives of the NSCDC were killed last night at EkeIsu market in Obiangwu Community in the Ngor Okpala LGA of Imo State. They were ambushed while in their vehicle. Their bodies have not been evacuated as we speak. Soldiers have taken over the community.”

Yet when reached, Henry Okoye, the state police spokesperson, who confirmed the deaths of the three NSCDC employees, claimed that security agents had entered the neighbourhood and returned things to normal.