On Sunday, the Imo State Police Command announced that four hoodlums who stormed Omuma Police Station in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State had been slain.
The command stated that on March 20, 2022, at approximately 0300 hours, hoodlums suspected to be members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra/ Eastern Security Network arrived in huge numbers at Omuma Police Station with various calibres of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Hussaini, confirmed this in a press release issued by the Command’s spokesman, Micheal Abattam, who claimed the hoodlums fired intermittently but were quickly repelled by tactical teams and DSS agents who responded quickly.
The command said, “The Police Operatives engaged them in a fierce gun duel and in the process, four of the bandits were neutralized on the spot, while others scampered into the bush having suffered a huge defeat, with a number of them sustaining various degrees of bullet wounds. There was no casualty on the side of the joint security operatives.
“On the spot, five undetonated different capacities of Improvised Explosives Devices were recovered from the neutralized bandits and charms. The Police Bomb Unit have taken custody of the bombs for detonation.”
The CP stated that the Command’s Tactical Teams are conducting a thorough and aggressive search of the bush to apprehend the fleeing hoodlums and retrieve their arms and ammo, as they are unable to travel far due to the extensive damage they have sustained.
While praising the policemen and troops for their bravery, the CP advised them not to give up until all criminals and their accomplices are captured and made to face the full force of the law.
He urged Imolites to continue their support and cooperation by providing credible and timely information to security services, particularly the police, and to report anyone spotted treating bullet wounds or hiding within the community to the local police station for immediate action.
