Tension erupted in Umualumaku community, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State following the reported killing of not less than eight security personnel by unknown gunmen on Tuesday morning.
According to reports the casualties included soldiers, police officers, and members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps.
Two security trucks carrying the joint security task force team were reportedly attacked and set on fire by their assailants.
A security guard, who wished to remain anonymous, stated that additional teams had been dispatched to the crime scene in an effort to apprehend the perpetrators and recover the bodies of the deceased security officials.
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