Heritagenewsng reports that no fewer than six people have been repeatedly died following the attack by gunmen who struck at the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in IMO state.
Facility In Imo Kill Six Workers, Police Guard were were reportedly effected by the attack as many died while scores were seriously injured.
The gunmen were said to have attacked the facility located in Asa community, Ohaji Egbema LGA, in the early hours of Monday.
Heritagenewsng gathered that the suspected gunmen laid ambush and killed six workers with one Inspector lucky Martines from mopol 51 Oghara Delta State.
Heritagenewsng was yet to ascertain the pictorial picture of the assailants, as at the time of filling this report.
Below is the report obtained by Africannewshub regarding the situation.
Earlier, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had issued a sit-at-home order in protest against the detention of Nnamdi Kanu, its leader who was extradited to Nigeria to face charges bordering on treason and terrorism.
The group had said it would enforce a lockdown every Monday — which it tagged ‘Ghost Monday’ — from August 9, in the south-east, until Kanu is released.
But the group later suspended the order, eyewitness from the community alleged that the attack was linked to the suspended sit-at-home order.
“The gunmen were annoyed with the oil company for not obeying the sit-at-home order issued by the IPOB in protest against the continuous detention of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,” the resident, who didn’t want to be named said.
A few other persons at the facility, it was understands, sustained injuries.
Police Public Relations officer in the state, Michael Abattam, who confirmed the attack, said the command has commenced an investigation into the incident.
He added that the police tactical team is “on the trail of the terror group in order to apprehend and prosecute them in accordance with the law.
