Unknown gunmen have killed three staffs of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Eke Isu market in Obiangwu community in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State on Monday.
A source who asked not to be identified, said that the gunmen attacked and killed the corps early hour of Monday.
He said that the NSCDC personnel were riding in a vehicle when they were ambushed and killed by their attackers, while noting that security operatives had taken over the community.
Reports had it that the dead bodies of the victims was still left on the scene as of time this incident is reported.
The states Police spokesperson Henry Okoye, who confirmed the murder of the three NSCDC personnel, said that security operatives had moved into the community and retuned normalcy.
He promised to issue a statement on the incident later.