Several others were wounded by flying bullets, some others fell into ditches while they were scampering to safety in the bedlam sparked by the unexpected shooting at Imagbon, Elepete, Kajola, Glorious land and Ereko.
Residents gave the names of some of the dead as Wasiu Okeowo, Yah Lateef, Oladele Ogundare and one Umoru.
Eye witnesses blamed the attack on pipeline vandals who had earlier on Friday been dislodged by policemen from their hotel hideout at Elepete.
During the raid, two suspected pipeline vandals were allegedly shot dead.
The wounded among them were taken into safety by their fleeing colleagues.
But at about 12midnight, the runaway vandals returned in fury and well-armed.
They vented their anger on the residents killing and destroying whatever they could lay their hands on.
Goats, fowls and dogs did not escape their fury. They were mercilessly mowed down.
Over 20 shops were broken into and valuables therein carted away.
A resident, whose name cannot be mentioned for safety reasons, said corpses littered the community.
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