Gunmen have killed two personnel of MOPOL 18, Owerri, who were on patrol duties along old Gariki, Okigwe road in the early hours of Saturday.
This is just as the state commissioner of police Danjuma Aboki has vowed to hunt down the bandits and has deployed the command’s tactical units to track down the culprits.
The bandits who ambushed the Mopol 18 , personnel had thrown an explosive device suspected to be dynamite into their patrol before engaging the officers in a shoot which resulted in the death of two of the officers while four others had survived.
In a press release by the Command’s Spokesperon , Mr Henry Okoye (ASP ), said: “On receipt of the ugly incident, the Commissioner of Police Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma alongside Commander Mopol 18 and 64, immediately led operatives of the Command’s Special Tactical Unit to the crime scene for on-the-spot assessment and tasked the operatives to go all out in synergy with other security agencies and hunt down the hoodlums responsible for the attack. “
He added, ” CP Aboki Danjuma has mandated the Assistant Commissioner of Police in Charge Okigwe, the DPO, and other Tactical units deployed in Okigwe to embark on visibility patrol, intelligence-led raids of criminal hideouts, and place watertight security to forestall any future occurrence.
The CP calls on the general public particularly the residents of Okigwe who may have any useful information that will assist the Police in the investigation to kindly report at the nearest Police Station or via 08034773600, 08103341610. He urges the residents to go about their lawful business without any form of fear or intimidation and not panic at the sight of the massive deployment of security operatives in Okigwe. He urged them to support the Police and other security agencies in the onslaught against violent crimes in the State
While empathizing with the families, friends, and loved ones of the deceased officers, the Commissioner of Police reiterates in strong terms that the Command under his watch would not condone any form of attack on security personnel in the State. He assures them that the Command would leave no stone unturned in ensuring the perpetrators of this dastardly act are all arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.”
