An attack by gunmen on a Police Station in Imo State has left an Inspector dead.
The officer was killed in a gun duel between the invading gunmen and policemen late Friday night during an attack on Mgbidi Police Station in Oru West Local Government.
The gunmen were said to have arrived at the station at about 9:45 pm in a while truck and shot sporadically on the facility in order to gain entrance.
Chief Superintendent of Police Michael Abattam, spokesman of the Imo Police Command, confirmed the incident to journalists in Owerri on Saturday, noting that the attacked were unable to gain entrance into the station as they were repelled.
The Inspector died in the process, he explained.
“On 14th January 2022 at about 2045 hours, the Command’s Tactical teams at Mgbidi Police Station repelled an attack by some hoodlums who came in a white Hilux vehicle shooting sporadically, attempted to gain entrance into the station but were repelled by the ever gallant Imo Command’s Tactical teams and the police operatives of the division who positioned themselves professionally,” Abattam said.
“They engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel. In the process, the attackers were suppressed almost immediately, having suffered a huge defeat, with a number of them sustaining various degrees of bullet wounds, they retreated and escaped in the Toyota Hilux vehicle they came with. And were given a hot chase by the police operatives.
“Consequently, a vigorous and aggressive manhunt of the hoodlums is ongoing with the sole aim of tracking and arresting the fleeing hoodlums since they cannot go far because of the huge damage done to them. However, in the course of the attack, a police Inspector lost his life, while another, sustained minor bullet injury on his hand.”
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police CP Rabiu Hussaini pc commended the officers and men for their gallantry and urged them not to relent in their efforts until all criminal elements and their partners are apprehended and made to face the full wrath of the law. He then appealed to Imolites for the continuous support and collaboration by giving security agencies especially the Police, credible and timely information and to report any person seen treating bullet wounds or hiding within the community to the nearest police station for prompt action,” Abattam added.
