Two police officers gunned down during patrol in Imo

Two police officers gunned down during patrol in Imo

Tragedy unfolded in Okigwe, Imo State, on Sunday as unknown gunmen launched a deadly attack on a police patrol team, killing two officers in cold blood.

The officers, who were attached to Mopol 18 Owerri, were reportedly on routine patrol near the old Gariki area when they came under heavy gunfire. According to eyewitnesses, the attackers struck without warning, catching the police team off guard.

Sources in the area confirmed that while two officers were fatally shot, others sustained injuries during the ambush but managed to escape the scene.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Henry Okoye, described the attack as unfortunate and noted that efforts were underway to apprehend the perpetrators.

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“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 heightened concerns about the security situation in the region, with residents calling for urgent measures to curb the spate of targeted attacks on security personnel.

Two police officers gunned down during patrol in Imo

(Vanguard)