Ugo Nosiri, Owerri
Two police officers and a civilian have been shot dead by unknown gunmen at Akabo in Ikeduru LGA of Imo State.
According to a statement by the spokesperson of the Imo state Police command, the hoodlums in their numbers attacked the operatives while conducting stop and search, firing sporadically, and unfortunately, two police personnel and a civilian were fatally hit.
In the wake of the tragic incident, the Commissioner of Police Imo State Command, Aboki Danjuma, alongside the DC Operations led Police Operatives to the scene of the crime for on-the-spot assessment of the incident.
The police commissioner has deployed the Command’s Special Tactical Squad to go all out in synergy with other security agencies and clamp down on the hoodlums responsible for the unprovoked and unwarranted attack.
Intense operation is said to be ongoing in the area for possible apprehension and prosecution of the fleeing hoodlums responsible for the senseless act of violence.
The Commissioner of Police has set up a high-powered investigation team and tasked them to carry out a comprehensive investigation to unravel the perpetrators of the attack.
Meanwhile, the lifeless bodies of the affected officers and a civilian have been recovered and deposited in a mortuary for preservation.
While commiserating with the affected families on the death of their loved ones, the Commissioner of Police assured them that no stone will be left unturned in ensuring that the culprits are brought to book.
The Command, therefore, calls on all and sundry who may have any useful information that will assist in the ongoing investigation to bring the culprit to book to kindly report at the nearest Police Station or via the Command’s emergency lines 08034773600 or 08098880197.
