The attackers stormed Ndi-Ejezie, Umualaoma, and Ndiakuwata Uno in Arondizuogu and Ideato North Local Government Areas, leaving residents in panic.
Imo State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident in a statement, describing the attack as “barbaric, inhumane, and totally unacceptable.”
According to the police, over seven people were killed, while several others sustained critical injuries.
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