Many people were injured on Friday as gunmen shot indiscriminately in a bid to enforce the sit-at-home order in the state.
The situation caused tension among residents of Owerri and its environs as the gunmen shot moved across major streets.
The gunmen were said to have aimed to scare people into observing the sit-at-home directive issued by a faceless group using IPOB as cover.
It was learned that some people including security operatives were attacked and injured during the incident.
Some of the places affected were Ubommiri in Mbaitoli local government area and Orji in Owerri North Local Government Area.
Other local government areas touched by the rampaging gunmen were Ideato North and South, Njaba, Orlu, and Oru West among others. Some residents were said to have been attacked at the village market square.
The shooting incident was confirmed by the Imo State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Micheal Abattam.
He said: “Our men are out there trailing the hoodlums and more plain cloth officers have been sent out to arrest the situation.
"For the killing of a brother to an Actor, Osita Iheme, that I can’t confirm now. We are investigating it.”
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