Imo State Police Command has lauded its officers for their gallant approach in repelling the hoodlums who attempted to attack the state police headquarters in Owerri, the state capital.
Gatekeepers News reports that police officers killed five hoodlums in the early hours of Sunday upon attempting to launch an attack for the second time on the State Police Command Headquarters.
Information has it that they made effort to access the Police Headquarters through the Works Layout around Alvan Nursery and Primary School but were vehemently repelled.
State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, a Superintendent of Police (SP) made this known through a statement.
Elkana said the attempt was vehemently repelled by the gallant forces of the Army, Police Special Forces and other supporting security agencies.
“The attackers, who came in a white hummer bus, wanted to access the Command Headquarters through Works Layout around Alvan Nursery and Primary School Owerri but had a bloody fight with the security forces. They were first Intercepted by the military at the outer perimeter cordon provided for the Police. Five hoodlums were killed in action (KIA), including Joseph Uka Nnachi alias King of Dragons. One suspect, Stanley Osinachi ‘male’ 30 years old of Achi/Mberi, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State was arrested and presently aiding the investigation.
“He confirmed that Dragon is the leader of the gang in Imo State reporting to their supreme leader Nnamdi Kanu. He stated that they belong to the proscribed IPOB and ESN. Four AK- 47 Rifles with 2,000 rounds of live ammunition and a large number of explosives were recovered from the scene. The Rifles breach numbers were crossed checked and found to be the same Police Rifles that were stolen by the hoodlums from our Police Station at Omuma on 31st May 2021 which claimed the lives of four Policemen,” Elkana explained.
Elkana listed other exhibits recovered to include, Assault (AR) Rifle Breach N0: 03018058; Assault (AR) Rifle Breach N0: 070007055; Assualt (AR) RIFLE Breach N0: 5801297; Six locally fabricated Explosive Devices; Police Beret Cap; seven AK-47 Magazines fully loaded; one military cap; one military cardigan (Polo); Silver Coloured Mini Bus with Reg N0: WAM-8673 B ABD; and one Hummer Bus with Reg N0: KED-382 X Ladden with Explosive Devices.
In the same vein, the country home of the Imo State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon. Declan Emelumba was razed down on Sunday morning by the unknown gunmen.
Hoodlums attacked and razed the Ashaka Police Station, Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State.
Delta State Police Command confirmed that a gang of heavily armed men invaded and razed down the Ashaka Police Station including several vehicles parked in the station premises.
The unidentified attackers were said to have been equipped with improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which they used to raze the building to the ground.
State police command spokesman, Bright Edafe, a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), who confirmed the incident in Asaba yesterday, said that the Delta State Commissioner of Police, Ari Muhammed Ali, has, nevertheless, vowed to continue to pile the pressure on criminals operating in the state until crimes were reduced.
He added that the “enemies of the community and the police” burnt down every vehicle in sight, adding that the attackers reportedly came in large numbers at the unholy hour.
Edafe further said no policeman was killed during the attack, adding that “no arm was taken away”
