At least 8 gunmen have been killed and 4 policemen injured in an attempted attack on a police station in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State.
This was confirmed by the Commissioner of Police in the state , Abutu Yaro, in a press conference on Friday in Owerri, the state capital.
According to Yaro, the attack on the Divisional Police and Area Command Headquarters on Thursday night was repelled by Special Forces who engaged the insurgents, forcing them to abandon their operational vehicles in the process and flee.
The police commissioner, explaining that the joint operation consisted of IGP Response Team, Special Forces and other Tactical Teams of the Imo State Police Command, operatives of the military and the Department of State Services (DSS), noted that the criminal elements were seen in a viral video around Orlu Metropolis; stealing and forcefully collecting items from people, and were believed to be heading to attack a police station before they were engaged.
According to the police boss, the gunmen were also believed to have attacked the headquarters of the Nigeria Police and Correctional Service in Owerri on April 5.
Items recovered from the miscreants include four AK-47 rifles, one pump action, two Toyota Sienna cars, one Toyota Camry car, one Toyota Hilux van, one SUV Highlander, one SUV Landrover, one Nissan Pickup van and assorted charms.
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