The Imo State Police Command have killed three suspected terrorists who attempted to attack Agwa Police Station in the state, authorities of the command said in a statement.
According to the statement released on Thursday 19th January 2023, by the Imo State Police Command Public Relations Officer CSP Michael Abattam stated that sequel to the command’s determination to curb the menace of terrorism in the state, on Wednesday 18th/01/2023 at about 1130hrs, in response to a distress call that, hoodlums suspected to be members of the Proscribed Indegeneous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate Eastern Security Network (ESN) had attacked Agwa Central Vigilante Group, burning down their office and are proceeding to attack and set ablaze Agwa Police Station both in Oguta LGA of Imo State, the combatant Command’s Tactical Teams swiftly mobilized to the area.
Having been informed that the three suspected terrirosts had cordoned the station, the police operatives tactically manoeuvred their way into the station joined the operatives of the division and professionally engaged three suspected terrirosts in a fierce gun duel, and in the process three of the hoodlums were neutralized while others scampered for safety into the adjoining bushes with various degrees of gun shot wounds, abandoning three of their operational vehicles.
The operatives on combing the bush, the following Items were recovered : (1) two (2) Pump Action guns, (2) two (2) Double Barrel guns, (3) twenty four (24) rounds or live ammunition, (4) twelve (12) expended cartridges,(5) one (1) Improvised Explosive Device, (6) three (3) operational vehicles – one green coloured Lexus 470GL, one black coloured Toyota Highlander, one Oxblood coloured mini bus, (6) two (2) motorcycles, (7) one (1) iron box, (8) one (1) travelling bag and assorted charms.
Investigation is in progress, the gallant operatives are not relenting in their efforts to arrest the fleeing members of the terrorist group.
Meanwhile, the corpse of the hoodlums have been evacuated and deposited in the mortuary while, efforts to arrest the fleeing suspects are on top gear since they cannot go far due to the various degrees of bullet injuries they sustained in the gun duel.
The police operatives who sustained minor bullet injury was rushed to the hospital for treatment and he is in a stable condition.
The Command is using this medium to call on the good people of the State to collaborate with the Police and other Security Agencies in the fight against terrorism and to report any suspicious activities or person(s) seen treating gun shot wound within their community to the nearest police station or call the command’s emergency numbers 08034773600 or 08098880197.