Hoodlums Attack Imo Police, Kill Inspector

Gunmen on Friday night attacked the Mgbidi Police station in Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State, killing a police inspector and injuring one other officer.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Micheal Abattam who confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri said the officers engaged the hoodlums in a gun battle before they escaped with gunshot wounds.

“On 14th January 2022 at about 2045 hours, the Command’s Tactical team at Mgbidi Police Station repelled an attack by some hoodlums who came in a white Hilux vehicle shooting sporadically and attempted to gain entrance into the station. But they were repelled by the ever gallant Imo Command’s Tactical team and the police operatives of the division who positioned themselves professionally.

“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," he said.