Residents of Mgbala Agwa Autonomous Community in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State have lamented that they have been gripped by fear and uncertainty as bandits continue to terrorise the area for over a decade, leaving them in a state of despair. The residents who lamented that the once peaceful agrarian community has been under siege, with incessant armed attacks, looting, and violence becoming all too common, decried the government and the police's lack of adequate response to criminal activities going on in the community.