Houses and shops in some parts of Izombe in the Ogutal local government area of Imo state was on Thursday evening were set ablaze by gunmen.
According to an eye eyewitness from the area, the incident started happening from 4:30 pm till 7:30 pm in Izombe.
At the time of filing this story, the reason for the attacks was not made known.
The places where the incidents were mentioned to have happened includes; Amamuruegede, Central market, Eziama, Umuakpa, and Eke-well among others.
According a source that pleaded anonymity for security reasons, said “We saw men in a security uniform; they came in with about eight security vehicles fully armed. They drove in at about 4:30 pm.
“When we saw them people were afraid. As it was getting dark, all of a sudden they shot in the air and people started running. They went straight to some selected houses and shops and put fire on the buildings. They burnt more than ten houses.”
He continued: “As I am talking to you now, many people have abandoned their houses and fled into the bushes. Some of us don’t know the whereabouts of our children and wives. By tomorrow, we will come out and know the level of damage they have done. Till now, we don’t know the sins we have committed that we deserve this kind of attack.”
Meanwhile, the Imo state Police Public Relations Officer, Micheal Abattam, is yet to respond.