The Imo State Police Command has confirmed that two Police Officers were killed in an attack on Isu Police Division by armed men suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN).
The hoodlums attacked the Station from the rear axis, shooting sporadically, threw petrol bombs, and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) that ignited the Station.
According to the Police, the fire affected some vehicles and part of the building, and unfortunately, two Police Officers paid lost their lives, while another sustained a minor bullet injury on his head.
The State Police Spokesperson, CSP Micheal Abattam, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said that 18 suspects- including a female were arrested and are undergoing interrogation.
“On February 20, 2022, at about 23:30, armed men suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN), in their numbers came in two Toyota Sienna buses, a Toyota Camry car and an unspecified number of motorcycles, attacked the Station from the rear axis because, the Station has no perimeter wall, shooting sporadically, threw petrol bombs and
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) that ignited the Station.
“The Police operatives of the Division immediately responded by engaging the hoodlums in a gun duel. Due to the superior fire-power of the Police, the hoodlums were dealt a heavy blow, and they scampered for safety, running in different directions with various degrees of gunshot wounds.
“The gallant Police operatives gave the hoodlums a hot chase. While escaping, some ran into Golden Suite Hotel and Isu Villa Hotel, respectively. The two hotels were immediately cordoned and raided in the process, a total of 12 motorcycles without identification numbers and two vehicles, one Lexus RX350 SUV and one Lexus RX330 SUV believed to have been used by the hoodlums were seen and recovered. Also, 17 male and female suspects were arrested and are undergoing interrogation.
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Hussaini, while consoling the families of the Officers who gallantly lost their lives, appealed to the good people of the State not to allow terrorists to use their communities, hotels, or houses as a meeting point for nefarious activities.
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