Gunmen kill civil defence corps personnel, two MTN officials in Imo state
Gunmen have killed two personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), as well as two staff members of the telecommunication giant, MTN on Monday at Ekelsu Market, Obiangwu, a community in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State.
Penpushing reports that sources from the community stated that the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC personnel were in their vehicle heading to an undisclosed location when they were ambushed and killed by the gunmen.
The source who is a resident of the area said a combined team of security agencies, mainly police and military personnel, had arrived in the community, apparently to avert a breakdown of law and order, adding that as at the time of filing this report some soldiers were even evacuating the bodies of the corps members.
Penpushing further reports that the two slain Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) personnel have been identified as Sixtus Onwusuruke and Simon Simon, who were assistant superintendent 2 and corps assistant 1 of the establishment.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) spokesperson in Imo State, Chimeziri Lowell when contacted confirmed the incident explaining that the personnel were on routine patrol monitoring critical national assets when they were ambushed and killed by the attackers.
“The two others killed were officials of MTN. You know the NSCDC team was monitoring the MTN mast. So, the civilians (MTN officials) were among them. We believe that the gunmen were clearly targeting the arms to use it for criminal activities’, he said
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