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Gunmen have killed five policemen in Ulakwo, a community in Ngor Okpala local government area. Imo StateSouth East Nigeria.
The incident took place on Friday around 8 am, PREMIUM TIMES reported.
Sources told this newspaper that the agents drove from a neighboring community in Abor Mbaise Local Government Area of the state and then stopped at a junction in Ngor Okpala Council area to eat at a local restaurant.
The armed men, gathered, immediately went to the area and opened fire on the officers, killing all three on the spot.
Two of the officers, who initially escaped the gunfire and ran to a nearby store for safety, were seized with weapons and killed.
In addition to the dead officers, the attackers also killed a couple who own the store. The couple have been identified as Mr and Mrs Chinaka Nwagu.
“They (the gunmen) left with the police guns after they were killed,” Onyebuchi Okpara, a resident of the community, told this newspaper.
A video clip recorded after the attack is being circulated in various WhatsApp groups.
In the clip seen by PREMIUM TIMES, the bodies of the three officers were lying on the road in a pool of blood.
They also saw the bodies of the couple and two other agents lying in the shop, where they were killed by the gang.
Some residents were seen crying and raising the hands of the victims, possibly to confirm whether they were really dead.
Mr. Okpara said the deceased couple relocated from Lagos State, South West Nigeria about a year ago.
When contacted, the police spokesman in Imo State, Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident to PREMIUM TIMES.
Mr. Okoye, the Assistant Superintendent of Police, said the police have launched an operation to nab the attackers.
“As I speak to you now, intensive patrolling is going on in Ngor Okpala with the sole objective of arresting the perpetrators of the dastardly act and bringing them to justice,” he said.
The police spokesman said they tend to carry weapons and quickly return to their criminal enclaves to avoid being seized by security agencies.
“But now we are leading the fight. We are attacking their enclaves,” Mr. Okoye assured.
Increasing insecurity
Like other states in southeastern Nigeria, security has deteriorated in Imo state with frequent attacks by armed men.
Attacks often target security agencies, government officials, and facilities.
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The Nigerian government has denounced the illegals Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) for being responsible for deadly attacks in the region. But the group has repeatedly denied having participated in the attacks.
IPOB It is a group that is leading the agitation for an independent state of Biafra that wants to break out of the South-East and South-South of Nigeria.
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