Gory details have emerged of how over 70 gunmen raided checkpoints along the busy Port Harcourt-Owerri Road, killing about eight...
Gory details have emerged of how over 70 gunmen raided checkpoints along the busy Port Harcourt-Owerri Road, killing about eight security operatives.
Out of the eight operatives killed, three were said to be military personnel, three Customs officials and two policemen.Sources said the gunmen gained entrance into Omagwa and Elele through the border towns in Imo State.A police situation report dated April 25, identified the gunmen as members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra .One of the attacked checkpoints located along Airport Road Omagwa, belonged to the Joint Task Force and was manned by nine policemen and two soldiers.
The gunmen, according to the report, later invaded a checkpoint of the Nigeria Customs Service at Isiokpo killing three customs officials. They were said to have advanced to attack the Police Area Command at Isiokpo but were repelled by gallant policemen on duty.The Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer , Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the attacks on police checkpoints but failed to mention casualty figures.
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