{"id":84764,"date":"2021-08-14T13:53:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T12:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=84764"},"modified":"2021-08-14T13:53:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T12:53:19","slug":"breaking-five-dead-as-hoodlums-attack-police-divisional-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-five-dead-as-hoodlums-attack-police-divisional-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Five Dead As Hoodlums Attack Police Divisional Headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Five persons were killed on Saturday morning when hoodlums suspected to be members of the proscribed IPOB\/ ESN terror group, attacked Izombe Police Divisional headquarters in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State.<\/div>\n
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Pointblanknews.com gathered that while two policemen on duty were shot dead, three of the invaders also lost their lives.<\/p>\n

The attackers whose plan was to bomb the station engaged the cops in a duel battle which resulted in lost of lives.<\/p>\n

Confirming the incident, the State police spokesperson for the command, Michael Abattam, said that five persons which included two cops and three hoodlums died in the attack.<\/p><\/div>\n

\nHe said: \u201cOn August 13, at about 02:45 hours, armed bandits suspected to be members of the proscribed IPOB\/ ESN terror group, came in their numbers to attack Izombe Police Station but could not gain access to the station due to the swift response of the ever alert Imo Command\u2019s Tactical teams and Personnel of Operation Restore Peace of the command who intercepted and repelled the bandits.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bandits who on sighting the police engaged them in a gun duel were subdued, due to the superior fire power of the police. They fled into the bush and in the process three of the bandits were neutralisated and their arms one pump action gun with two rounds of live cartridges and one locally made double barrel pistol with two expended cartridges were recovered from them to the station .<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile others escaped into the bush with bullet wounds. Unfortunately, the command lost two of it\u2019s gallant officers in the attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeanwhile, the tactical teams are presently, in pursuit of the bandits and combing the bush for the arrest of the fleeing bandits and possible recovery of their arms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe command is using this medium to call on the good people of Imo State especially, the Izombe community to assist the police with credible information that will lead to the arrest of the fleeing bandits and to report to the nearest police station any person(s) seen with bullet wounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso hospitals are advised to ensure that they report any person(s) who come to them for treatment of bullet wounds.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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