{"id":48461,"date":"2021-08-16T16:30:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T15:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=48461"},"modified":"2021-08-16T15:34:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T14:34:53","slug":"breaking-unknown-gunmen-attack-oil-workers-in-imo-kill-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/breaking-unknown-gunmen-attack-oil-workers-in-imo-kill-four","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Unknown gunmen attack oil workers in Imo, kill four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Unidentified gunmen have attacked some workers of Lee Engineering Company at Assa community in the Ohaji\/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, killing at least four persons.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Monday morning when the gunmen ambushed the workers in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicated that the workers were attacked inside a vehicle while going to their company in Assa community.<\/p>\n<p>Details of the story are still sketchy as the state\u2019s Police Public Relations Officer, Micheal Abattam, did not pick calls made to his telephone.<\/p>\n<p>Details later\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Unidentified gunmen have attacked some workers of Lee Engineering Company at Assa community in the Ohaji\/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, killing at least four persons. DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Monday morning when the gunmen ambushed the workers in the area. 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