Gunmen have killed four workers of Lee Engineering Company in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State.
It was gathered that the oil workers were attacked on Monday on the way to their Workplace in Assa Community.
Four persons died instantly while many others sustained injuries.
The oil plant in the community, according to The PUNCH, was under construction by the oil company.
Confirming the incident, the national president of Congress of Ohaji Youths, Emmanuel Ugorji, said some community leaders and security agents have visited the scene.
He urged the government to beef up security in the area, noting that gunmen were terrorising the area in recent times.
The president-general of the Assa autonomous community, Bartholomew Obodo, also confirmed the attack to our correspondent.
He called on the Nigerian government to come to the rescue of his people.