In the early hours of May 8, 2025, unknown gunmen launched a brutal attack on commuters along the Okigwe-Owerri road in Imo State, Nigeria. The assailants targeted a commercial bus, resulting in multiple fatalities, and proceeded to set ablaze at least eight vehicles, including a truck whose driver managed to escape.
According to Henry Okoye, spokesperson for the Imo State Police Command, the attackers operated in three separate groups, blocking the highway between Umunna in Onuimo LGA and parts of Okigwe LGA around 5 a.m. They fired sporadically, causing panic and chaos among commuters, before setting vehicles, including trucks and motorcycles, on fire.
"Tragically, reports of human casualties have also been confirmed as a result of the ambush," Okoye stated. In response, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma, led a joint tactical team comprising the Police, Army, DSS, and other security agencies to the scene.
The team provided immediate support to victims and launched a comprehensive operation to track down and arrest the fleeing suspects responsible for the attack.
A full-scale search and cordon operation is currently underway, with security operatives combing nearby forests and surrounding areas where the suspects are believed to be hiding. The public is assured that the operation will continue until all perpetrators are apprehended and brought to justice.
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