A resident of the community, Henry Chukwuma, told PREMIUM TIMES that the security operatives were members of Search and Flush Team, a combined security outfit in the state comprising soldiers and personnel of the Nigeria Police Force.
Mr Chukwuma, who said the hoodlums killed all the security operatives in the two trucks, could not confirm the number of the operatives killed.
“The gunmen also burnt their corpses. So, nobody will be able to tell how many police officers and soldiers that were killed in the attack,” he said in Igbo language.
Some residents were heard lamenting the attack and the killing of the operatives.
South-east, security has deteriorated in Imo State with frequent attacks by armed persons.
The attacks often target security agencies, government officials and facilities.
The Nigerian government has accused the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra of being responsible for the deadly attacks in the region. But the group has repeatedly denied the accusation.
