Chaos and Panic on Okigwe-Owerri Street as Gunmen Assault and ok!ll passengers, Set Autos Ablaze

Unknown gunmen attacked a industrial bus alongside Okigwe-Owerri street in Imo state right this moment Could 8, leaving a lot of individuals de@d.

The gunmen after the vicious assault, set ablaze no fewer than eight autos, together with a truck whose driver ran for his life in the course of the assault.

Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesperson for the Imo State Police Command, Henry Okoye, stated that the police, in collaboration with different safety companies, have launched a manhunt for the perpetrators of the crime,

“The Imo State Police Command, working in synergy with the Army, Division of State Companies (DSS), and different sister safety companies, has launched a coordinated manhunt for prison parts suspected to be members of the proscribed IPOB/ESN. These armed miscreants attacked unsuspecting commuters alongside the Okigwe-Owerri Street within the early hours of Thursday, eighth Could 2025,” he acknowledged.

In response to Okoye, the attackers, working in three separate {groups}, blocked the freeway between Umunna in Onuimo LGA and elements of Okigwe LGA round 5am, capturing sporadically, creating panic and chaos, earlier than setting autos together with vans and bikes ablaze.

“Tragically, studies of human casualties have additionally been confirmed on account of the ambush,” he added.

He talked about that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma, led a joint tactical workforce comprising the Police, Military, DSS, and different safety companies to the scene. The workforce supplied quick help to the victims and launched a complete operation to trace down and arrest the fleeing suspects accountable for the assault.

Okoye additional acknowledged {that a} “full-scale search and cordon operation is presently underway, with safety operatives combing close by forests and surrounding areas the place the suspects are believed to be hiding.”

He assured the general public that the operation would proceed till all perpetrators are apprehended and delivered to justice.