At least 30 people were killed in southeastern Nigeria’s Imo State when gunmen attacked travellers along the Okigwe-Owerri road on Thursday, according to Al Jazeera.
The attackers, suspected to be members of the banned separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), set fire to more than 20 vehicles, including trucks, in what Amnesty described as a “vicious attack.”
"The gunmen blocked the highway and carried out the assault with complete disregard for human life," the rights group stated, urging a thorough investigation and prosecution of those guilty.
Imo police spokesperson Henry Okoye acknowledged the event but did not disclose any casualty figures. He informed Al Jazeera that one of the attackers had been killed by police.
