Gunmen have reportedly killed four police officers on stop and search duty along Owerri-Onitsha road in Imo on Monday
Some gunmen have reportedly killed four police officers on stop and search duty along Owerri-Onitsha road in Imo state on MondayWitnesses said the attack on the police officers happened around 6:30 pm, noting that the gunmen also shot a female POS operator dead.
One of the witnesses, who claimed to be a resident of Irete in Owerri-west LGA of Imo, said passersby were also wounded while trying to escape the attack. “The gunmen stormed at the Blossom Hotel police checkpoint, near Save More Market Place Irete, around 6:30 or thereabout, and shot sporadically at the policemen on stop and search duty, killing four officers on duty,” the witness said.“They also shot dead a female POS operator and some pedestrians who were taken unaware and rushed to a nearby hospital.“This road has become a soft spot for them. Last time, they also shot dead several policemen on duty and civilians.
“I didn’t know the Monday sit-at-home is still existing in Imo state. I thought it had been jettisoned, but with what happened today, people will no longer come out on Monday for fear of being killed by unknown gunmen,” the witness said.TheCable reached out to Henry Okoye, police spokesperson in Imo, but he did not respond to calls and messages sent to his mobile phone.
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