The Imo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the gruesome killing of the traditional ruler of Otulu Autonomous Community in Ezinihitte-Mbaise Council area of the state, His Royal Highness, Eze Joe Achulor. According to reports, some gunmen operating as kidnappers allegedly shot and killed on Saturday evening.
Gunmen have struck again in Imo State, killing two Nigerian policemen and a civilian at Ahiara junction in the Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of the state. The attack came on Monday at the time the new Commissioner of Police in the state, Danjuma Aboki, was in the area on a morale-boosting visit to his officers in the Mbaise general area. The attackers opened fire on the cops who were in uniform in the area, killing them instantly while another civilian who was a passerby was hit by a stray bullet.