One killed as gunmen attempt to free detainees in police facility
“The assailants used dynamite to blow off our roof.”
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“The assailants used dynamite to blow off our roof.”
This latest attack occurred hours after gunmen attacked Njaba Divisional Police Headquarters in Imo, another state in the South-east.
The latest attack occurred less than two weeks after gunmen attacked Obowo Police Divisional Headquarters in Obowo Council Area of ...
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The hoodlums invaded the police facility on Wednesday night and threw explosive devices into the facility.
The incident, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, happened on Saturday.
The police have confirmed the attack.
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“We are tired of life. I want to just die,” says the mother.
PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the gunmen stormed the facility at about 3.a.m. on Sunday and set it ablaze.
A soldier was also shot dead on Monday and several shops set ablaze in a community in the state.
The slain officers had tried to repel the attack, according to the police.