Imo State Police command yesterday confirmed the death of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Fatmann Dooiyor, following an attack on Oru East Police Division, Omuma, in Oru East local government area of the state and the country home of Governor Hope Uzodimma.
Imo Police Commissioner made the disclosure in a statement signed by the command’s spokesman, Michael Abattam, yesterday.According to Abatam, “Bandits in a convoy of three cars were sighted driving into Omuma town on Monday, July 26th. Immediately, the Area Commander, ACP Benjamin Abang alerted the tactical teams of the command who swung into action.
“However, the DPO, Dooiyor, paid the supreme price as he was gunned down during the exchange of gunfire”, Abatam said. He further said that the police had mobilised the command’s tactical teams to comb the communities in the area to arrest other ‘bandits’ who fled into the bush. According to him, the gunmen were unsuccessful in their bid to burn down the Police Division, as they were eventually repelled by gallant policemen who rallied round, after they were initially taken unawares, to return fire.
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