They were also repelled
The Imo State Police Command on Saturday confirmed that the
Imo State Governor’s House at his (Hope Uzodinma) hometown, Omuma in Oru East local government area of the state, was attacked with a petrol bomb but that the hoodlums did not succeed in burning the house, only vehicles were damaged.
According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Orlando Ikeokwo, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, while reacting to the governor’s house attack.
The hoodlums, he said, were successfully repelled by security operatives. However, he confirmed that the hoodlums killed an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, during the attack.
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1. The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, yesterday announced the deployment of the new Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) operatives to state commands. He disclosed this on Friday. Nigerians had earlier protested against the special team.
2. Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom yesterday appealed to the military authorities to ceasefire in the ongoing operation in parts of Konshisha Local Government Area of the State. The army had allegedly killed scores of resident of the troubled community in the Local Govt over the death of its officers.
3. Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, died yesterday at the age of 99 years. The Duke of Edinburgh died on Friday at Windsor Castle in England.
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Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, has said gunmen overpowered men of the Imo State Police Command on Monday because the gunmen “came with all the arsenals at their disposal” and “in large numbers”.
Dingyadi stated this on Friday while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme monitored by The PUNCH.
The PUNCH had earlier reported that gunmen on Monday attacked the Owerri Correctional Centre and freed over 1,800 inmates. The attackers also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters situated in Owerri and burnt all the vehicles parked at the command headquarters.
A former Assistant Director with the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, had said the secret police alerted the Nigeria Police Force at least three times before Monday attacks in Imo but the police failed to act on intelligence.
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The Imo State Police Command on Sunday said ex-governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, has been invited for questioning by the Commissioner of Police, Nasiru Mohammed.
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Channels Television, the spokesman of the State Police Command, Orlando Ikeokwu, said the invitation followed Okorocha’s alleged involvement and forceful entry into a property that was confiscated by the state government few days ago.
According to him, the command received a distress call that there was commotion and violence at Royal spring palm hotel located at Akachi road in Owerri, allegedly linked to Okorocha’s wife, Nkechi.
He said in order to ensure that there is no breakdown of law and order in the state, the police swung into action to maintain peace and invited the ex-governor who was said to have forcefully gained access into the premises with his security details without any notice to the state government or security operatives.