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Reports say officers attached to the Inspector General of Police, IGP Special Interventions Squad, SIS, Abuja have been attacked in Okigwe, Imo State.
Sources said the officers were attacked by gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and it’s security wing, Eastern Security Network, ESN.
The report quoted a police wireless message, which indicates that the incident occurred at about 9:00 am on Sunday at MRS Fuel Station, Abor Umulolo, Okigwe, Imo State.
The sources said the gunmen reportedly opened fire at the officers, injuring at least three. They were immediately rushed to the hospital where one Inspector Umaru Mohammed was confirmed dead.
Efforts to reach the Imo State Police Command was unsuccessful at press time as the spokesperson of the command, Henry Okoye did not take his calls nor responded to text messages forwarded to him.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu is expected to visit the South Eastern state on Tuesday to commission some projects completed by Governor Hope Uzodimma’s administration in the state.
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