EIGHT KILLED AS SECURITY OPERATIVES DETER ATTACK ON IMO POLICE STATION
For the first time this year, Security operatives made a major inroad in Imo State after they resisted and repelled an attack on Orlu Divisional Police Headquarters by gunmen.
The incident, occurred Thursday night, saw the joint security operatives killing no fewer than eight hoodlums in the gun duel.
The operatives also recovered seven vehicles the attackers came in for the operation.
Since 2021, gunmen had successfully carried out attacks on about ten police stations, including the burning of the Police Command headquarters and freeing of over 1,800 prisoners from the Owerri Correctional Centre.
Our Intelligence gathered the gun battle between the gunmen and security operatives in Orlu lasted several hours as the military sent reinforcement from the 34 artillery brigade, Obinze, in Owerri to the area.
The gun duel created an atmosphere of panic as people scampered for safety, as the roads in Orlu town and its environs were deserted.
A resident of the area, who preferred to be anonymous, said they slept with their hearts in their hands last night.
He also disclosed that an Amoured Personnel Carrier was allegedly set ablaze at Umuna junction in Orlu town and that one of his cousins was hit by a stray bullet.
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