Three vigilante operatives in Umuakah Autonomous Community, Njaba Local Government Area of Imo, were fatally shot by unknown gunmen on Sunday evening. Alongside them, a teenage girl, reportedly on an errand, was also killed by a stray bullet.
In response, Henry Okoye, the spokesman for the Imo Police Command, announced on Monday that a Tactical Squad has been deployed in collaboration with other security agencies to track down the perpetrators. The statement from the command reads: “The Commissioner of Police Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, has strongly condemned the attack and gruesome murder of the vigilante personnel of the Umuaka Autonomous Community by gunmen on Sunday evening, 7/07/2024.
“Following the tragic incident that claimed the lives of three gallant vigilantes on routine crime prevention patrol and a passerby, the Commissioner of Police has deployed the Command’s Tactical Squad with the available operational resources to go all out in synergy with other security agencies and hunt down the hoodlums responsible for the dastardly act.
“CP Aboki Danjuma expressed sadness over the unfortunate incident and vowed that the Command will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the perpetrators are all arrested and brought to justice. He empathized with the families of the deceased victims and prayed for the repose of their souls.
“The Commissioner of Police calls on the general public, particularly the residents of Njaba who may have any information that will assist the Police in apprehending the hoodlums responsible for the attack to report the same at the nearest Police Station or via the Command’s emergency lines 08034773600 or 08098880197.”