Crime
Unknown gunmen kill seven security guards, injure several others
Gunmen have invaded the Umuafom community of Orogwe in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State reportedly k#lling seven local security guards on duty and leaving two other residents of the area seriously inj#red.
It was gathered that the victims were killed on Monday night, August 1, 2022.
According to a source from the community, the gunmen who came in two vehicles and a bike rider at about 9:30 pm took the guards unaware and shot them in separate locations.
While four of them were said to have been shot dead at a building not too far from a hospital, the other three were shot inside a new building in the area called, Corpers Lodge.
The source further disclosed that two others also fell victim to the gunmen while trying to run for safety.
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