Many people are killed and injured, as gunmen attack Imo communities.

GLOBALGISTZNG gathered that the separate attacks occurred between 10 and 11 p.m. The communities of Ndi-Ejezie, Umualaoma, and Ndiakuwata, Arondizuogu, Ideato North Local Government Area Imo State,were the locations of the attacks. 

The news was told by sources that the three criminals stormed the communities on a motorcycle and opened fire on residents, killing many of them immediately. 

video clips that show the bodies of some of the people who were killed in two of the three communities that were attacked. From the video clips, the news counted 12 men's and women's bodies. 

The remainder were found in the Ndi-Ejezie Community, while six of the bodies belonged to the Umualaoma Community. While some of the victims were making purchases when the gunmen attacked, others were shop owners. 

In addition to the victims who were killed, a number of others suffered various injuries during the attacks. In the background of the video, a male victim from the Ndi-Ejezie Community described the attack. He said, "I was playing with this guy over here," and then he showed the man's bloody body. We were engaged in draughts. I fled when the attack started. We were only three people who were able to escape the attack. 

In a statement on Friday, Henry Okoye, the Imo State police spokesperson, confirmed the attacks and deaths. Mr Okoye, a deputy superintendent of police, wrongly said the attacks happened in the early hours of Friday. 

In addition, the spokesperson stated that the attacks had left "over seven people dead" and "several others critically injured." He stated that members of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed militant wing, the Eastern Security Network, were suspected of being the attackers. Mr. Okoye stated that the attacks in the communities have been “strongly” condemned by the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Aboki Danjuma. 

The statement says that Mr. Danjuma called the attacks "barbaric, inhumane, and totally unacceptable." The commissioner reassured Imo State residents that the state's police command has utilized "adequate operational and intelligence assets" to identify and locate the perpetrators. 

The chief of police also led a tactical unit of police that did an "intense combing" of the affected areas. He said that the situation was now under control and that security measures had been taken to prevent more attacks and bring the area back to a stable state of peace. 

He urged the residents to maintain their composure, remain vigilant, and uphold the law, and to provide the police with "useful information" that could be useful in ongoing investigations. Imo's security has deteriorated, as it has in other states in the southeast of Nigeria, with frequent armed attacks. Security agencies, government officials, and facilities are frequently the targets of the attacks. Some of these attacks in the region have resulted in the deaths or kidnapping of a lot of people and the injuries of others. 

The Nigerian government has made numerous claims that IPOB is to blame for the attacks in the area. However, the separatist group has consistently denied responsibility for the attacks. IPOB is leading the fight for a Biafran independent state, which it wants to separate from parts of Nigeria's south-east and south-south.