Police confirm attack by gunmen on station in Owerri, as 2 officers killed
Imo Police Command has confirmed Saturday’s attack on the Umuguma outpost in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. Two officers were also killed in the attack, in addition to the destruction of property belonging to the command.
According to an eyewitness account, the hoodlums stormed the police station in two Toyota Hilux vehicles and attacked with an explosive device.
The source said two officers were seen dead at the station after the attackers left for an unknown destination.
He further narrated that while one of the officers was killed and cut with a machete, the other victim died at a water dispensing stand where he went to drink water after he was shot in one of his legs while trying to escape.
No fewer than 12 vehicles parked at the police station and the roof of the station were burnt by the explosives used in attacking the station.
Confirming the incident, the spokesman of Imo police command CSP Michael Abattam, said the hoodlums were repelled by the officers on guard.
“I can confirm that there was an attack on the Umuguma police station, but the hoodlums were immediately repelled,” he said, indicating that police have mounted serious manhunt for the hoodlums,” he said.
