Eight persons have been reportedly shot dead in Mmahu Egbema community, headquarters of Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State.
Reports says the lone bandit who had escaped from the Imo Correctional Centre stormed the community from a nearby bush and started shooting which resulted in killing people.
Confirming the incident, the President of Egbema Community, said the bandit who hails from the community, had since escaped from the prison and have been terrorizing the whole community leaving the people in fear.
He said the community had invited the security operatives to the community to arrest him with the help of the youths but to no avail.
The Youth President also confirmed that the bandit had killed three persons and ran into the bush to escape security operatives before the latest incident.
The Imo state police command have confirmed the incident noting that investigations surrounding the killings has commenced.
