7 Wedding Guests Allegedly Killed By Security Operatives In Imo

Seven people who attended a wedding in Awomama, located in the Oru West Local Government Area of Imo state, are said to have been killed by operatives of the South-East security outfit known as Ebubeagu.

According to DailyTrust, the attendees of the wedding were on their way back to their village in Otulu, which is located in the Oru East Local Government Area (LGA), on Sunday, July 17, when the gunmen opened fire on them, resulting in the deaths of seven of the guests.

Nnamdi Agbor, President General of the Otulu community, was the one who confirmed the tragedy and stated that seven people died at the scene while others are still missing.

“As they were going home Ebubeagu operatives saw them in motorcycles and opened fire on them. As I speak to you, we have recovered seven dead bodies who are our people.

The monarch said that five are missing, while two are critically injured,” he said

The spokesperson of the state police command, CSP Mike Abattam, has confirmed the incident and said an investigation into the incident has commenced.