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Imo: Police repel attack on station, kill 4 hoodlums

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The Police Command in Imo State says its males killed 4 hoodlums who allegedly attacked the Izombe Police Division in Oguta Native Authorities Space of the state on Saturday evening.

The Commissioner of Police in Imo, CP Abutu Yaro, disclosed this in an announcement signed by the command’s Spokesman, SP Bala Elkana on Sunday.

Yaro defined that most of the hoodlums fled with bullet wounds.

Recall that the assault got here lower than 24 hours after gunmen razed the Atta police station in Njaba council space.

Nevertheless, simply in contrast to the Atta incident, 4 of the hoodlums have been killed in a gun duel with safety brokers.

Yaro stated the most recent incident happened between 7 pm and 10 pm on Saturday in Izombe.

The CP stated, “The hoodlums of their numbers launched an offensive on the Izombe police station however have been repelled by the gallant policemen on obligation.

“4 hoodlums have been neutralised throughout the assault whereas others escaped with bullet wounds.“

Yaro stated {that a} mop-up operation was ongoing to arrest fleeing members of the gang.