The Imo State Police Command, on Tuesday, arrested five suspects who attempted to set the Orji Divisional Police Headquarters ablaze.


In a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, PPRO of Imo State Police Command, Owerri, SP Bala Elkana, some hoodlums in their numbers, launched an offensive on the reconstruction site of Orji Divisional Police Headquarters which was earlier burnt by hoodlums during the End SARS protest in 2020.

He said that a philanthropist initiated the reconstruction project.


The PPRO said that the hoodlums, who believed that the re-establishment of a functional police station might prevent them from carrying out their nefarious acts in Orji and environs, decided to invade the construction site.


Elkana said that before the arrival of the reinforcement team led by the Commissioner of Police, CP Abutu Yaro, the hoodlums melted into the neighbouring township’s area and abandoned their operational vehicles.

The SP Elkana said the whole area was cordoned off and five suspects, who include Chigaemezu Sabastine, Casmir Ibe, John Chinonso, Chukwudi Okoro and Alozie Daberechi were arrested.

He said that three vehicles belonging to the hoodlums were recovered.


The Police Spokesman said that a mop-up operation was ongoing to arrest more suspects and recover their firearms.

Meanwhile, two innocent women were believed to have been killed by a stray bullet at Orji in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo state when some gunmen attempted to set the Police station ablaze.

The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon when an undisclosed number of gunmen stormed the area, shooting sporadically.


The shootings occurred at both Orji, Item street and Ikenegbu streets, Douglas Road, barely 48 hours after Governor Hope Uzodimma had assured the people of Imo State that there would be no more attack in the state.

There was tension, as people were seen scampering for safety.

The situation brought to instant closure of both Secondary and Primary schools, shops and business offices by their owners.

Meanwhile, the commissioner of Police, Imo State CP, Abutu Yaro told Tribune Online in Owerri in a telephone conversation that the said Orji Police State was burnt down during the EndSARS protest.


He said that the police station which hoodlums wanted to attack was undergoing some renovations when the gunmen went there to destroy and were repelled by the police.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/tribuneonlineng.com/five-arrested-as-imo-police-foil-attempt-to-burn-station/amp/

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Meanwhile, two innocent women were believed to have been killed by a stray bullet at Orji in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo state when some gunmen attempted to set the Police station ablaze.

The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon when an undisclosed number of gunmen stormed the area, shooting sporadically.

May the souls of the innocent women rest in peace. Their blood are on Nnamdi Kanu's evil hands.

Even though those gunmen deserve the same fate as the innocent Owerri women, kudos to the Police for capturing them alive.

Valuable intelligence will be extracted from them before they are dealt with as the murderous, terrorist cop-killers they are.

The hunt for ipob terrorists continues

The cars they use to operate they steal from fellow Igbos, as they go about their agitation, fellow Igbos die, they kill Igbo police men and injure fellow Igbos working at the police stations and I say to myself when will these nonsense stop??

Say No To Terrorism..

Damn, death would have been better than giving up to the police.

Hell inside that station awaits them

Anyway, ESN should prove themselves capable and rescue them otherwise they're a tag force

police and lies

I pity these passer bys. You don't hear, Run away as far as possible during these attacks. Police are hungry fro revenge and the only route to achieve this is by killing and arresting Armless citizens

Cool

dignity33:
Innocent people

them no be dss agent again?

All the enemies of Nigeria will lose las las. They always lose. God bless Nigeria

The funny thing is that if you look at the police men killed, most of them might be of Igbo origin.

I don't know how people could be that s*tupid, to be defending terrorists.

Will arresting innocent people stop Biafra Restoration.

Hahahaha. Nigerian police should stop disgracing itself

The Operation was not botched.The Orji police station in Owerri was burnt today

Vaughanlanrewaj:
All the enemies of Nigeria will lose las las. They always lose. God bless Nigeria

The zoo called Nigeria must go down.

Kudos to the police if they're actually members of the IPOB terrorists. Inasmuch as I hate those miscreants I wouldn't like innocent people to suffer because of them.

QuotaSystem:
Excellent job capturing them alive first. Kudos to the Police.

Valuable intelligence will be extracted from these ones before they are dealt with mercilessly as the murderous, terrorist cop-killers they are.

Nnamdi Kanu is responsible for whatever befalls his terrorist gunmen.

Who is responsible for the Boko Haram and fulani herdsmen terrorism?

QuotaSystem:


May the souls of the innocent women rest in peace. Their blood are on Nnamdi Kanu's evil hands.

Even though those gunmen deserve the same fate as the innocent Owerri women, kudos to the Police for capturing them alive first. Valuable intelligence will be extracted from them before they are dealt with mercilessly as the murderous, terrorist cop-killers they are.

The hunt continues.

Some of those slowpoke might just be one of those Nairaland IPOB sympathizers. Just watch out for who is missing here on Nairaland �

Ngeneukwenu aka cilicmarin
Shame no gree you use your main moniker again

salykely:


Some of those slowpoke might just be one of those Nairaland IPOB sympathizers. Just watch out for who is missing here on Nairaland �

You're right.

I've been noticing some missing ipob monikers lately, maybe they're at Lamidi Cownu's suicide bombing training camp.

kcnwaigbo:

Who is responsible for the Boko Haram and fulani herdsmen terrorism?

IPOB terrorist sympathisers.

One thing that I've noticed that they all have in common is their 'pumping Chest' typical of Ipobians.

The way police use to catch these guys seems they're amateurs.

They should be made to face the law, and if found guilty, should be quickly killed and buried.

And corpses can be processed to dog food.

Innocent people been arrested while the Real ones are gone i spit out on our defense so bad no ground work

I wonder why anyone would allow themselves be used as elements for self destruction.
If they don't carry their madness to aso rock, they will keep having problems.
You have been told times without number that if you take this route to violence,you are on your own.
Why not rest and figure out how to deproscribe your group.
Igboland will not be hostaged by any group of trouble makers.

dignity33:
Innocent people, unknown Gunmen was seen in video going home. We only saw two men carried AK47 in all the video circulating online and both men are talled certainly not this people.

Nonsensical Nigerian terrorist police with their usual lies.

Nigerian police as usual arresting and framing people.

Only two people burnt that police station today.
There is video evidence.

Okay you claim the came to burn the stations where are there weapons?

goodnessme1:
The zoo called Nigeria must go down.

The person who indoctrinated you is hiding in a cage as fugitive overseas. Is that not clear to you that you're the one in the zoo?
The land Nigeria will not bless you and those who curse it and you will realise it when it's too late. You will all run away and live forever as fugitives ni las las
Meanwhile, Nigeria is winning the way the war against the IPOB terrorists.

Vaughanlanrewaj:

The person who indoctrinated you is hiding in a cage as fugitive overseas. Is that not clear to you that you're the one in the zoo?
The land Nigeria will not bless you and those who curse it and you will realise it when it's too late. You will all run away and live forever as fugitives ni las las
Meanwhile, Nigeria is winning the way the war against the IPOB terrorists.

Don't mind them..

Ngeneukwu Alusi is in civia pains