Fresh Attack: One Policeman Confirmed Dead As Unknown Gunmen Storm Ini Police Station, AkwaIbom State

Gunmen on Sunday attacked a police station in the Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State and shot dead a mobile police officer.

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Brainnewspaper gathered that the officer was killed in the early hours of Sunday during a gun battle with the hoodlums which lasted several minutes.

A source, who asked to be kept anonymous told our correspondent that one of the hoodlums identified as Imo Udo, was arrested while others escaped with bullets wounds.

The source added that the armed men stormed the area with motorcycles and immediately opened fire directly at the police officers who returned fire but one them fell by the bandits’ bullets.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Odiko Macdon, who confirmed the incident, said the Commissioner of Police, Andrew Amiengheme, has ordered men of the Operation Restore Peace to go after the fleeing members of the gang.He said, “We got report of the incident in Ini LGA this morning. We arrested one of the criminals while others escaped with bullets wounds. We recovered three motorcycles and charms. But unfortunately, one of our men who participated in the operation was hit. He was taken to the hospital at Ikot Ekpene, but unfortunately, he kicked the bucket.

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