Hope Uzodimma, Imo governor, says gunmen attempted to invade
the state government house on Monday but were not successful.
The police command headquarters and a correctional service
centre in Owerri, Imo state capital, were attacked in the early hours of
Monday.
Subsequently, Uzodimma convened a state security council
meeting at the government house, Owerri.
After the meeting, the governor said some of the 1844
inmates freed by the gunmen had started returning voluntarily while others had
been rearrested.
“It has been an eventful day today being Easter Monday in
Imo as yet to be ascertained gunmen attacked the correctional service centre,
setting some facilities ablaze and releasing some inmates,” the governor said.
“The gunmen were at the police headquarters where they
destroyed 38 vehicles and also set the facilities ablaze.
“Efforts by the gunmen to penetrate into the Imo State
Government House were not successful as they ended up shooting sporadically at
the entrance gate.”
The governor said an enquiry panel had been set up to look
into the incident with a view to finding out the circumstances surrounding the
attack.
He said government and security agencies will get to the
root of the matter to fish out the perpetrators.
Uzodimma assured residents of the state of their safety,
assuring that security agencies will be more proactive to forestall a
reoccurrence.
NAN reports that normalcy has returned to the state and that
major roads leading to the correctional service and police headquarters in
Owerri have been cordoned off.
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