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Gunmen on Friday morning attacked the Mbieri Divisional
headquarters situated in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State.
This is the fifth Divisional Police headquarters gunmen had
burnt since they renewed their hostilities in the state in the past one month.
Gunmen burnt Okwelle, Omuma, Isu and Umuguma Divisional
Police Headquarters, killing two policemen, burning several vehicles and
releasing inmates in the last one month in the state.
In the latest attack, indigenes told our correspondent that
the attackers arrived at Mbieri Divisional headquarters around 3 am and opened
fire on the police facility.
An indigene of Mbieri living near the police divisional
headquarters said that the attack was “frightening”.
The source said, “We didn’t sleep last night. They arrived
around 3 am and the sounds of gunshots kept us awake till dawn. This is so
scary.”
Another source told our correspondent that the hoodlums
threw explosive devices at the police station.
He said, “The armed robbers bombed the police station but
luckily it was not maximum destruction. The whole building was not affected.
Part of the roof was affected.”
When contacted, the police spokesperson for the command,
Micheal Abattam, said that it was a foiled attack.
Abattam said that Petrol bombs the attackers threw at the
police formation only affected a part of the roof, adding that one vehicle was
also affected.
He said that investigation had commenced with a view to
arresting the suspects.
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