Residents of Emeke Agbala Community in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, are now living in fear, following more than four hours of unchallenged armed robbery attacks in the area over the weekend.

Kristina Reports gathered that the armed robbers were armed with guns, axes, iron bars and other dangerous weapons.

Kristina Reports further learnt that the daredevil hoodlums robbed victims of the community of their valuables, including phones, sophisticated electronics, rappers and women jewelries.

According to sources in the area, the scene of crime was less than 500 metres to the premises of the community youth president, head of the vigilante team, community leaders and the traditional ruler of the community, His Royal Highness, Eze Malachi Onu.

The armed robbers were said to have gone on a house-to-house rampage, which started from about 1.00am and lasted for four hours without any help from the community leaders, vigilante team, youth leadership and the Nigerian Police Force.

Despite efforts by the victims and other residents of the area who reached out to these community leaders, regrettably none of them came to their rescue.

One of the victims, who only identified himself as Uzor forwarded worrisome photographs to Kristina Reports on how the armed robbers accessed his house along Emeke Agbala Old Road.

He confirmed that the armed robbers stole phones, money and other valuables belonging to all members of his family and later proceeded to the house of one Chief Mrs. Ann Amadi and dispossessed her of her jewelries and other valuables.

The Imo State Police Command is yet to issue a statement on the incident and efforts by Kristina Reports to get the reaction of the Command was yet unsuccessful as at the time of this report.