Suspense As Police Foiles Attack By Gunmen, One Killed, AK47, Ammunition Recovered In Imo

..CP Danjuma Reassures Command’s Commitment to Public Safety

 

The insecurity in Imo and it's environs has refused to go away leaving the residents and road users in suspense even as the security personnel has continued to repel worrying attacks by Gunmen.

The Imo State Police Command, led by CP Aboki Danjuma, has achieved another significant operational success in the fight against violent crime in the State.

According to a release by the Imo Police PRO, the command on October 29, 2024, at approximately 6:30 PM, operatives from the Command’s Counter Terrorism Unit successfully repelled an attack by suspected IPOB/ESN terrorists during a routine patrol along the Owerri/Aba Road, near Owerri Airport.

The attackers, numbering about ten in two vehicles, launched a violent assault but were effectively countered by the unit who demonstrated an act of valor . In the ensuing gun battle, one suspect was neutralized, while the others fled with gunshot injuries, abandoning their operational vehicle—a Mercedes Jeep, ash in color, with Lagos State registration number AAA 101 GR. 

Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were recorded among our operatives.

In the aftermath, the operatives recovered an AK-47 rifle and fifteen rounds of 9.62mm live ammunition from the deceased suspect, IPOB/ESN flag and the abandoned vehicle. Intense combing of the nearby bushes is ongoing to apprehend the other fleeing suspects.

To this end, the Commissioner of Police urges the public, particularly medical practitioners to report anyone seen with or treating gunshot injuries to the nearest police station or via 0803 477 3600, reiterating that the Command remains dedicated to ensuring the safety of all citizens and will take necessary measures to address any threats to public peace in the state.