GUNMEN KILL FOUR POLICEMEN IN IMO

REPORTER: CHINAZO ILECHUKWU

The Imo State Police Command has vowed to apprehend and bring to book those responsible for the killing of four police personnel at Irete near Ogbaku in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state on Monday.

In a statement made available by the Command’s Spokesperson, Mr. Henry Okoye, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Danjuma Aboki, expressed sadness over the incident, noting that the miscreants had murdered peace.

The statement said the Command had activated its tactically unit in synergy with other security agencies to hunt down the fleeing gunmen.

According to the statement, the operatives were ambushed and killed while on routine patrol at Irete along the Owerri-Onitsha Express Road, leaving a civilian fatally injured.

The statement explained that the bodies of the four slain policemen had since being deposited at the mogue and added that the tragic loss served as a painful reminder of the sacrifices made by security personnel in ensuring safety of lives and property.

Mr. Aboki while commiserating with the families of the deceased victims, appealed to the public to assist the Command with useful information that would facilitate the arrest of the gunmen.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU