A retired police officer, Mr Ukpabi, and four others have been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen on Thursday morning in Ilile community, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State.
Sources disclosed that Ukpabi was killed alongside the immediate past president-general of the community, Napoleon Amadi, a member of vigilante group in the community, Uwagwu Eze, and two others.
The gunmen, suspected to be cultists, were said to have invaded the community, killing five and injuring others. The wounded victims have been hospitalised while corpses of the deceased have been deposited at the mortuary.
newafresh.com learnt that the suspects invaded the homes of their victims and shot them before fleeing.
The Police Public Relations Officers in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, who confirmed the incident however said three persons were killed. He said the state’s Commissioner of Police, Rabui Ladodo, had ordered a comprehensive investigation into the matter with a view to bringing the perpetrators to justice.
