The victims were killed when the gunmen invaded Ama Hausa in Garki, Okigwe Council Area of Imo State at about midnight on Wednesday.
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He appealed to the residents to continue to support the police and other security agencies with information about any suspicious person or clandestine activity observed within their neighbourhood.Like other states in Nigeria’s south-east, security has deteriorated in Imo State with frequent attacks by armed persons.The Nigerian government has accused IPOB of being responsible for the deadly attacks in the region. But the group has repeatedly denied its involvement in the attacks.
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