SaharaReporters learned that the assault, which took place between late Friday night and the early hours of Saturday, also claimed the lives of an unconfirmed number of civilians and sparked widespread panic across the oil-rich community.
Heavily armed hoodlums, suspected to be members of an oil bunkering cartel, have reportedly killed an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) and left two others critically injured in a deadly attack on a security base in Abacheke community, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State.
SaharaReporters learned that the assault, which took place between late Friday night and the early hours of Saturday, also claimed the lives of an unconfirmed number of civilians and sparked widespread panic across the oil-rich community.
According to sources familiar with the incident, the attackers stormed a forward operational base manned by DSS operatives and engaged them in a fierce gun battle.
A security source told SaharaReporters that one DSS operative was killed during the exchange of fire, while two others sustained serious injuries.
