Some armed men, suspected to be IPOB members, went to Okposi in Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state on Monday afternoon and shot sporadically.
But the Court said violence against the government “cannot be used to legitimise acts of subversion by force.”
The police said 173 armed robberies were reported in 2021, against 7,034 in 2020, and 83 kidnap cases were recorded in 2021 as against 478 in 2020.
The police command said its Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was deployed to defuse the explosives.
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has condemned the attack on civilians.
