The spokesperson said the command has deployed a tactical squad alongside other security agencies to 'hunt down the hoodlums responsible for the attack.'
The police command in Imo says three vigilante operatives have been killed by gunmen in Umuakah, Njaba LGA.
In a statement on Monday, Henry Okoye, the command’s spokesperson, said a teenage girl sent on an errand also died from stray bullets during the attack. He said the command has deployed a tactical squad alongside other security agencies to “hunt down the hoodlums responsible for the attack”. “The Commissioner of Police Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, has strongly condemned the attack and gruesome murder of the vigilante personnel of the Umuaka Autonomous Community by gunmen on Sunday evening, 7/07/2024,” the statement reads.
“CP Aboki Danjuma expressed sadness over the unfortunate incident and vowed that the command will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the perpetrators are all arrested and brought to justice.
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