The station was on April 26 attacked by some armed hoodlums who killed five policemen.
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May 14, 2021
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested four suspects in connection with the burning of Okigwe South Area Police Command headquarters.
The station was on April 26 attacked by some armed hoodlums who killed five policemen.
The state Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, on Friday, said when the armed hoodlums left the station, some youths of the community stormed the command building and looted the station’s arms and ammunition and later set it ablaze.
He stated that the tactical unit in conjunction with the Quick Intervention Unit of the command arrested the suspects in the Ehime Mbano area of the state, Daily Trust reports.
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Unknown gunmen on Wednesday attacked Nkporo police station in Ohafia government area of Abia State, setting the main building on fire.
The gunmen who burnt exhibits, including motorcycles and cars at the station, also released some suspects in detention during the attack.
It was gathered that the situation was said to have left many residents and indigenes of the area apprehensive.
Efforts to get Abia police spokesman Geoffrey Ogbonna to speak on the incident were unsuccessful.
Nkporo is the hometown of Abia Deputy Governor Ude Oko Chukwu.
The attack on Nkporo came barely two days after gunmen razed the Okigwe South Police Area Command situated in Orieagu in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State.
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Tension heightened in Imo State, on Monday, as unknown gunmen razed the Okigwe South Police Area Command situated in Orieagu in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State.
A police officer at the headquarters, who spoke to our correspondent in the evening, said that on arrival, the gunmen opened fire on the cops who challenged them.
The PUNCH learnt that the invaders freed all the suspects in the cells and carted away arms.
The source said that no fewer than five policemen were shot dead by the attackers as they torch the security facility.
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Imo and neighbouring states in the southeast region have suffered from an uptick in deadly attacks on security personnel that have led to the loss of lives and property. The Okigwe South Police Area Command, located in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area, was the latest to be attacked on Monday, April 26, 2021. The gunmen opened fire on officers, killing at least five of them, and set the facility on fire after releasing inmates in detention. One other police officer has been reported missing following the attack on Monday evening. Nearly 2,000 inmates were freed when gunmen attacked the Owerri Custodial Centre earlier in April.