Clash between two rival gangs – De-Gbam and De-Well – in Mmaahu Community in Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, has left seven people dead.
The State Police Command said 20 armed men led by one Ossy with their faces masked had on 08/02/2022 at about 10 pm, invaded the community and went to the house of the victims and shot them dead.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Mike Abattam, identified the victims as Charles Mgbarahor, Funky Anane, Charity Nwachukwu, Edeme Okoro, Isaac Ojenya , Ndubuisi Nwabusi, and Junior Ifeyinwoke.
Abattam said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), on receipt of this information, immediately mobilized his men and other patrol teams to the area, on arrival at the scene, the hoodlums ran away but after killing seven people.
He said preliminary investigation revealed that the killing had elements of cultism.
“Ossy” is an escapee from Imo Correctional Centre Owerri who is reasonably suspected to belong to De- Gbam while the people killed are suspected to belong to the other De- Well.
Abattam said the command had deployed additional units to the community to support the operation of the Egbema Police Division and Area Command to forestall a reprisal.
