Gunmen in the early hours of Thursday attacked the Mbieri Divisional Police Headquarters situated in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo state.
According to a Punch correspondent who gathered from an indigene of Mbieri that the fleeing gunmen struck at the early hours of Thursday around 1am and immediately released the suspects in custody in the police facility.
It was reported that the gunmen went away with phones belonging to suspects and the police operatives at the Division.
According to a police source at the Division, who disclosed that the gunmen were repelled by the officers on duty, “We resisted them but they overpowered us. They had more sophisticated weapons. They took all the phones they saw, released the suspects when they gained access and vandalised the police building.” He said.
Disclosing to a punch correspondent, the source said a police officer was kidnapped and had injured two others.
According to a community leader, Nokey Ebikam, who disclosed that the gunmen didn’t raze the police facility but freed the suspects in detention after vandalising the Division but didn’t burn down the station.
Orlando Ikeokwu, another Police spokesman confirmed the attack on the Police Station when he was contacted by on Thursday morning by Punch.
Orlando also stated that a cop was missing and two others were injured, due to the resistance put by the policemen on duty. He said.
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