Five officers of the Nigerian Police Force are reported to have been killed in a fresh attack on the Okigwe South Area Command headquarters in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State on Monday night.
One other price officer is yet to be accounted for.
Spokesperson of the Imo State Police Command, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the incident.
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In his own reaction, Ikeokwu said the police station was not razed contrary to claims on social media.
According to him, “I can confirm an attack on Okigwe South Area Command Headquarters by yet-to-be identified gunmen, five have been killed while one is yet to be accounted for. The building not razed, please,” the PPRO said.
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