Two police officers attached to a yet-to-be-identified member of the Imo State House of Assembly were killed on Sunday evening, August 3, 2025, in an ambush near the Okigwe Roundabout. In a police wireless message obtained on Monday, the attack occurred at about 5:35pm when the lawmaker's convoy came under heavy fire from "suspected members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) militia." It was learnt the vehicle conveying the lawmaker broke down along the road, prompting the officers to seek assistance. It was during this attempt that the assailants launched a deadly attack, killing the two policemen instantly. The attackers reportedly made away with the officers' rifles following the assault. However, the whereabouts of the lawmaker remain unknown