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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Unknown gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday stormed the Obowo Police Division in Obowo Council Area of Imo State, killing three security personnel<\/p>\n

Three police personnel were said to have been killed in two separate operations in two different locations.<\/p>\n

It was gathered that the assailants also set a police station and the council headquarters ablaze.<\/p>\n

Also, in another development, an eyewitness, a resident of Isiala Mbano Local Government of Imo State, who pleaded anonymity for security reasons, said, \u201cThe secretariat of the Isiala Mbano council Area was attacked and set ablaze including vehicles and some buildings by hoodlums and many were injured.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe heard two members of the vigilante group were killed during a gun battle between the security operatives and hoodlums.\u201d<\/p>\n

While narrating how the incident occurred, the eyewitness said, \u201cThis young police officer was killed at the NEPA bus stop where he is residing. It happened by 8:00 pm on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe gunmen came and spent more than forty-five minutes in that house. They took their time to identify who is a student and a police officer in that compound before killing him after identifying he was a police officer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reacting to the incident, the Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Henry Okoye, said the Command has deployed tactical teams to apprehend those responsible for the crime.<\/p>\n

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