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.

The incident occurred on Monday morning when the gunmen ambushed the workers in the area.

Reports indicated that the workers were attacked inside a vehicle while going to their company in Assa community. The oil plant in the community is under construction by the oil company.

But while four died on the spot, others were severely wounded with gunshots.

According to the National president of Congress of Ohaji Youths, Emmanuel Ugorji, who confirmed the attack some community leaders and security agents, including himself, have visited the scene.

Calling on the government to beef up security in the area, the youth leader said that gunmen were terrorising the area in recent times.

The enraged youth leader said, “The first attack by this group was attacked on Oil Serve company and second was the kidnapping of the Cluster Development Board Chairman, Godswill Uzomba, whose whereabouts remained unknown since three months now and followed by burning of ZEROC equipment at Watersmith industrial park by a known criminal gang.”

The president-general of the Assa autonomous community, Bartholomew Obodo, also confirmed the attack.

He called on the federal government to come to the rescue of his people.

The police spokesperson in the state, Micheal Abattam, when contacted, promised to get the details and revert to reporters.