Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- A driver of a privately-owned Toyota Highlander SUV was killed on Sunday when gunmen attacked motorists in Amala, a community in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria's South-east

The police spokesperson in Imo State, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

Mr Okoye, a deputy superintendent of police, said the gunmen, at about 5:50 p.m. on Sunday, emerged from a nearby bush and shot the driver of the SUV before abducting "all occupants" of a separate Lexus SUV.

"On receiving the information, officers from Ngor-Okpala Division swiftly mobilised to the scene, secured the area, and evacuated the victim to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead," he said.

The police spokesperson did no...