{"id":81740,"date":"2021-06-06T18:14:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T17:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=81740"},"modified":"2021-06-06T18:14:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T17:14:36","slug":"five-killed-as-gunmen-again-attack-police-command-in-imo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/five-killed-as-gunmen-again-attack-police-command-in-imo\/","title":{"rendered":"Five killed as gunmen, again, attack Police Command in Imo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Police Command in Imo State has repelled another attempt by hoodlums to attack the command\u2019s headquarters in Owerri on Sunday, killing five of the attackers in a gun duel.<\/p>\n<p>The command also announced that it had begun indepth investigations into circumstances surrounding the death of Uguchi Unachukwu, who returned home from\u00a0 Germany and was allegedly murdered on May 31 in Imo.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner of Police in Imo, CP Abutu Yaro\u00a0 confirmed the failed attack in a statement signed by the command\u2019s Spokesperson,\u00a0 SP Bala Alkana.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yaro said gallant officers killed five of the hoodlums during crossfire, while others fled with bullet injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoodlums masquerading as (unknown) gunmen attempted an attack on the police headquarters this morning but suffered a huge defeat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey made efforts to access the police headquarters through the\u00a0 Works Layout around Avan Nursery and Primary School but were vehemently repelled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey came in a white Hummer Bus, five of the hoodlums were\u00a0 killed during an exchange of fire and others were injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Hummer bus was recovered with four Ak47 rifles, previously stolen from the police during a recent attack on its station, while officers have been deployed to apprehend the fleeing hoodlums.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Unachukwu\u2019s death, the police commissioner said the command would unravel circumstances leading to the death.<\/p>\n<p>Unachukwu was shot dead on his way to the\u00a0 Sam Mbakwe Airport\u00a0 to catch a flight to travel back to Germany enroute Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>He was allegedly murdered in front of his wife and two children by men in military uniform.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The CP vowed to stop at nothing to unravel the incident.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Read the statement: \u201cOn May 31, 2021 at (about) 0804 hours, the deceased person was alleged to have been shot by personnel suspected to be staff of 211 Regiment of the Nigerian Air Force, responsible for the security of the International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe deceased is said to be on his way to catch a flight to Lagos, a survivor stated that one of the Air Force operatives shot the car of Unachukwu when he failed to stop at the Air Force check point after they had flagged him down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Air Force team at the toll gate, who were already on red alert especially considering recent killing of a high profile politician around the same area, intercepted a fast approaching Mercedes Benz vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreliminary investigations revealed that the personnel flagged down the vehicle and ordered the driver to park by the roadside for search but the driver who at first slowed down and pretended to move to the\u00a0 side of the road, suddenly took off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the Air Force,\u00a0 being suspicious of the mission of the occupants of the said vehicle at the International Airport, they made effort to demobilise the vehicle and when the vehicle eventually came to a halt, the operatives rounded it and ordered the occupants out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was 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