After beheading him, the armed men reportedly paraded his head on a table in a market in Okporo community.
Unknown armed men have unleashed terror on the residents of Okporo and its neighbouring communities in the Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, killing five persons and burning shops.It was learnt that the attack started on Sunday night and continued till Monday morning.The reason for the attack is not yet clear, but residents have blamed it on criminal gangs as well as native doctors that operate freely at night.The hotel belonged to a businessman, Chinonso Uba.
“Even this Monday morning, we heard of strange movements by these men in Okporo community and people started running. What is happening in Orlu is creating fears everywhere. These criminals started by beheading our people and now burning people's homes. What do they want? “When will all these attacks end? We are suffering in Orlu local government area and government should please send security operatives to us to end these attacks.
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