From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri
Gunmen have attacked and killed two police officers attached to the Mopol 18 along Gariki way in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State .
Sources from the area revealed that the gunmen attacked the police officers who were on patrol duty on Monday.
The source said that the gunmen who were in large numbers opened fire on the officers and killed two on the spot and wounded others.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Henry Okoye, described the attack as unfortunate and noted that efforts were underway to apprehend the perpetrators.
“The incident that happened in Okigwe is a very unfortunate one,” Okoye stated. “The Commissioner of Police, Imo State, CP Aboki Danjuma, has strongly condemned the attack and gruesome murder of two of our personnel. These officers, attached to Mopol 18 Owerri, were deployed on routine patrol duty.”
Okoye added that the Commissioner, along with the Commander of Mopol 18 and other senior officers, had visited the scene for an on-the-spot assessment.
“We have deployed tactical teams and charged them to go all out, in synergy with the military, to hunt down the hoodlums responsible for this senseless act of violence,” he said.
The incident has increased concerns about the security situation in the region, with residents calling for urgent measures to curb the spate of targeted attacks on security personnel.