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There was panic in Owerri, the state capital, as gunmen shot no fewer than four motorists in a Sunday night robbery attack.
Fresh facts emerged on Monday on how gunmen shot the Imo State Commissioner for Entrepreneurship and Skill Acquisition, Iyke Ume.
The incident happened at Orji, on Owerri- Okigwe Road very close to the Orji Divisional Police Headquarters.
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The incident caused an abrupt end to commercial activities within the area as people, including those drinking at nearby bars who scampered for safety.
When contacted, the special adviser to the governor on Inter-Party Affairs, Dominic Uzowuru, confirmed that the Commissioner was shot.
…Imo commissioner, others shot
By Vincent Ujumadu & Davies Iheamnachor
No fewer than four military men have been feared killed in another attack on security men in Rivers State.
The incident happened at Omenema community in Abua Central, Abua/Oduah Local Government Area of the state on Sunday evening.
This came less than 24 hours after unknown gunmen killed eight security operatives on Owerri-Port Harcourt road.
In another development, there was pandemonium on the Igbariam campus of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, yesterday, as students and residents ran to safety, following the alleged killing of nine persons and 23 cows by gunmen.
Owerri Attack: Panic as gunmen shoot Imo commissioner, others
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There was panic in Owerri, the state capital, as gunmen shot no fewer than four motorists in a Sunday night robbery attack.
Fresh facts emerged on Monday on how gunmen shot the Imo State Commissioner for Entrepreneurship and Skill Acquisition, Iyke Ume.
The incident happened at Orji, on Owerri- Okigwe Road very close to the Orji Divisional Police Headquarters.
READ ALSO:
The incident caused an abrupt end to commercial activities within the area as people, including those drinking at nearby bars who scampered for safety.
When contacted, the special adviser to the governor on Inter-Party Affairs, Dominic Uzowuru, confirmed that the Commissioner was shot.