No fewer than seven community leaders have been killed by
gunmen in Mmahu autonomous community in Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo state.
The community leaders were reportedly killed by the gunmen
who invaded the community on Tuesday morning.
Charles Mgaraho, president-general of the community, and six
other leaders were killed in the attack.
The other leaders were identified as Edeme Okoro, Issac
Ojenna, Anene Funky, Chasity Paulinus, Ndubuisi Nwabuishi, and Ifeyirinwoke
Junior.
Elvis Iheanacho, an indigene of the community who confirmed
the incident, lamented the bloodshed and asked God to “come to our
rescue and remove all the evildoers or anybody that will instigate problem in
our land”.
Another source said the attackers invaded the houses of
their targets and killed them one after the other.
The hoodlums fled the scene immediately
after killing the community leaders.
“We are still in a state of confusion. We are yet to
understand what really happened. The hoodlums invaded our community and the
homes of prominent leaders of our community, killed seven of them, including
the president general,” the source said.
“It was like a warlike situation yesterday. They shot
indiscriminately, killed their targets; seven of them before zooming off. The
incident had been reported at the police station and their bodies removed.”
A statement issued by the spokesperson for the command, Mike
Abattam, on Wednesday, disclosed that the leader of the gang who killed the
community leaders had been identified.
The statement disclosed that the leader of the gang was one
Ossy who escaped from Owerri Correctional Centre in 2021.
According to the police, the attacks which led to the
killing of seven community leaders were cult-related.
The statement read, “On February 8, at about 2200 hours, one
‘Ossy’ led about twenty armed men with their faces masked to Mmaahu Community
in Ohaji Egbema LGA of Imo State, went to the following identified persons
houses namely; Charles Mgbarahor, Funky Anane, Charity Nwachukwu, Edeme Okoro,
Isaac Ojenya , Ndubuisi Nwabusi, and Junior Ifeyinwoke , shot and killed them.
“The Divisional Police Officer on receipt of this
information immediately, mobilised his men and other patrol teams to the area,
on arrival at the scene, the hoodlums have deserted the place, leaving seven
persons dead.
“Preliminary investigation, revealed that the killing has
elements of cultism. And that ‘Ossy’ is an escapee from Imo Correctional Centre
Owerri who is reasonably suspected to belong to a cult group known as ‘De-
Gbam’. While the persons killed are suspected to belong to another cult group
known as ‘De- Well’.
“Meanwhile, the command has deployed additional tactical
units to the community to support the operation of the Egbema Police Division
and Area Command to forestall a reprisal attack.
“The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Rabiu
Hussaini, while calling for calm in the community, directed the Deputy
Commissioner of Police in charge State Intelligence investigation Department to
immediately, commenced a discreet investigation with a mandate to fish out the
perpetrators behind this dastardly act.”
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