Gunmen kill four Policemen, PoS operator in Owerri attack.
Gunmen killed four policemen and a PoS operator on Onitsha Road, Owerri, Imo State, on Monday evening. This attack took place near the AA Rano and Gbobal fuel stations and involved a lot of gunfire as they engaged the officers from the Ogbaku Police Division in a fierce battle.
People who happened to be passing by the scene have made report that the gunmen opened fire on the moving policemen, causing a violent exchange of shots. Four policemen and one PoS operator were killed; their lifeless bodies lay in pools of blood at the scene.
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“The gunmen engaged the policemen in a shootout and four of the policemen, including a PoS operator, were killed and they were covered in the pool of their blood,” one eyewitness recounted.
Chinedu Asadu, Imo State Police spokesperson, confirmed the incident. He said: “For now, four police officers have been confirmed dead. Investigation is ongoing to unravel the miscreants responsible for the senseless attack.
The gunmen fled the scene following the attack, and now a manhunt is underway by police in search of the attackers. The community remains in shock as authorities work to bring those responsible to justice and to restore security in the area.
