Insecurity
Gunmen Assassinate Businessman In Imo Community
They shot him repeatedly and made sure he died before they left the scene.
Owerri, Imo State– Suspected gunmen have reportedly assassinated a prominent businessman, Linus Nmuo, widely known as Sakatan, in Umuezikegbu community of Egbuoma in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State.
The gruesome incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Nmuo’s country home in Umuezikegbu.
A family source said that the assailants, armed with guns, invaded Nmuo’s residence, where they shot him dead in a brazen act of violence.
“They shot him repeatedly and made sure he died before they left the scene.
“Livinus Nmuo, also known as Sakatan, from Umuezikegbu Egbuoma in Oguta LGA, Imo State, has been assassinated. He was killed in the early hours of today, Thursday, November 30, 2023. He was my cousin,” the source said.
The most recent incident occurred just a few days after the assassination of Eze Joe Achulor, the traditional ruler of Otulu community in the Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area.
It would be recalled that the ward chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Ife/Akpodim/Chokoneze ward in the Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Govt Area of the state was shot dead in front of his wife.