Outcry as unknown gunmen kill two prison officials in Imo

Panic arise in Imo State as unknown gunmen killed two prison officers in the early hours of Wednesday, March 16.

TopNaija reports that two officers of Imo correctional center were ambushed and killed in their vehicles at Umulolo okigwe, Imo State.

The gunmen were said to have attacked two vans of the officials with dynamites which left the two officials dear on the spot, while other officers were injured and rushed to the hospital.

The officials were said to have taken off from Owerri in the early hours with their vans but were ambushed by the unknown attackers.

A security personnel stated,

“Two Hilux vans of officers of Imo correctional center were on Wednesday morning attacked by gunmen at Umulolo Okigwe.

“Their attackers threw dynamites on their vehicles. Two officers were killed on the spot while others were rushed to the hospital. While one Hilux van was destroyed by the dynamite the other was not affected.

“The unaffected van has been rescued and returned to base at the command’s headquarters in Owerri. The officers are attached to Operation Search and Flush established by the Imo state government to deal with crimes.

They took off from Owerri in the morning and on reaching Okigwe, the gunmen who were laying siege ambushed them.”

When contacted, the spokesperson for the command, Goodluck Uboegbulem, said the situation is still being accessed.