BREAKING: Again Gunmen Attack Orji Police Station In Imo | SEE DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
May 25, 2021
Gunmen on Tuesday, May 25, launched another attack on Orji Divisional Police Headquarters situated on Owerri- Okigwe Road in Imo state.
As of the time of filing this report, security operatives made up of soldiers, policemen and Air Force are engaging the hoodlums.
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The situation caused panic in the area as two banks situated close to the scene hurriedly shut down.
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Businessmen ran away, vehicles diverted while motorists scampered for safety.
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Eyewitnesses told PUNCH that the gunmen attacked the police station after blocking the expressway with their vehicles.
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There were said to have told nearby traders not to panic.
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The police spokesperson in the state, Bala Elkana, told The PUNCH's correspondent that "We are repelling them. The war is ongoing. There is heavy security operatives detachment to the scene. We have taken the way to them. We are wining. There is a high number of casualties on the side of the hoodlums."
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Our correspondent in Imo reports that the same police Divisional headquarters was in 2020 burnt during the nationwide #ENDSARS protest.
More details later....
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(PUNCH)
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