Two Police Officers Killed In Gunmen Attack In Imo

Tragedy struck on Sunday in Okigwe, Imo State, as unidentified gunmen launched a deadly attack on police officers on patrol duty, killing two.

The victims, attached to Mopol 18 Owerri, were stationed near the old Gariki area when the assailants opened fire. According to local sources, while two officers died in the ambush, others sustained injuries but managed to escape.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer for Imo State, ASP Henry Okoye, described the attack as deeply regrettable and assured that efforts were ongoing to apprehend those responsible.

“The incident that happened in Okigwe is a very unfortunate one,” Okoye stated.

“The Commissioner of Police, Imo State, CP Aboki Danjuma, has strongly condemned the attack and gruesome murder of two of our personnel. These officers, attached to Mopol 18 Owerri, were deployed on routine patrol duty.”

He further revealed that the Commissioner, alongside the Commander of Mopol 18 and other senior officers, had visited the scene for an on-the-spot assessment.

“We have deployed tactical teams and charged them to go all out, in synergy with the military, to hunt down the hoodlums responsible for this senseless act of violence,” he said.

The incident has sparked renewed concern over the deteriorating security situation in the region. Residents have called on authorities to take immediate and decisive action to stop the growing wave of attacks on security personnel.