…the gunmen emerged from a nearby bush and opened fire on a Toyota Highlander SUV, fatally shooting the driver.
IMO, NIGERIA- The iNews Times | Gunmen have killed a motorist and abducted the occupants of another vehicle in Amala Autonomous Community, Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident in a statement issued yesterday, explaining that the attack occurred on Sunday evening.
According to preliminary investigations, the gunmen emerged from a nearby bush and opened fire on a Toyota Highlander SUV, fatally shooting the driver. They then abducted the occupants of a Lexus RS300. Although the exact number of kidnapped victims was still unclear at press time, the injured driver was rushed to a hospital where he was later confirmed dead.
The police statement read: “The Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has ordered sustained manhunt operations involving other security agencies and local vigilante groups to track down the perpetrators and rescue the abducted victims.
“Preliminary findings show that at about 5:50 p.m., armed men emerged from a bush path at Amala, shot the driver of a Toyota Highlander SUV and abducted the occupants of a Lexus RS300.
“Officers from the Ngor-Okpala Division responded promptly to the distress call, secured the scene and evacuated the victim to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead.
“Joint security operatives have launched intensive bush-combing, search-and-rescue, and tracking operations within the Amala forest axis and neighbouring communities. Investigations are ongoing, with encouraging progress recorded so far.”
