Gunmen have killed eight security agents comprising soldiers, policemen and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officials in Imo State.

The security personnel were killed this morning in Umualumaku community, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state.

Joint Security Task Force members were said to be in two security trucks when they ran into an ambush.

None survived as the assailants set fire to the operational vehicles, and all the security operatives were burnt.

A security operative said reinforcement teams had been sent to the scene of the crime with the intent to arrest the suspects and rescue the corpses of the slain officers.

When contacted, the spokesperson for the police in the state, Henry Okoye, confirmed the development but asked for time to get the full details of the horrendous incident.

Still on insecurity in the South East, gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest in Enugu State.

Reverend Father Marcellinus Okide was kidnapped alongside six other persons on Eke-Egede-Affa- Road in the Udi Area of the state, and the kidnappers have demanded N100 million ransom.