{"id":87407,"date":"2021-10-22T17:23:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T16:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=87407"},"modified":"2021-10-22T17:23:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T16:23:16","slug":"gunmen-set-imo-police-station-ablaze-free-suspects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/gunmen-set-imo-police-station-ablaze-free-suspects\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen Set Imo Police Station Ablaze, Free Suspects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m14423\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hoodlums on Thursday night set the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area Divisional Police Headquarters in Imo state, situated at Umuelemai on fire.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal  \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The gun-carrying hoodlums who set the suspects free struck amidst a downpour.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The attackers struck before 7 pm, The Pointblanknews.com reports.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Fleeing gunmen had on March 19, set the same Divisional Police Headquarters on fire.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Apart from freeing suspects in detention, the attackers kidnapped one of the female cops on duty on that day.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The cops on duty were said to have fled, making the attackers have a field day.<\/p>\n<p>An indigene of the area told our correspondent that the hoodlums shot repeatedly at the police station.<\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cThe gunshots were terrifying. We were terribly tense owing to the gunshots. They supervised the burning of the place before living.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The police spokesperson in the state, Mike Abattam, had yet to confirm the attack but a senior official who pleaded anonymity confirmed the incident and disclosed that the authorities had commenced an investigation in the latest onslaught.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoodlums on Thursday night set the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area Divisional Police Headquarters in Imo state, situated at Umuelemai on fire. 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