Police Rebuts Attack And Killing Of Officers In Imo State

Police in Imo State Police Command has refuted the video circulating on social media purporting the attack and killing of police officers at Emekuku Community in Owerri North Council Area of Imo State on Friday, November 17, 2023.

The police spokesperson Henry Okoye, in a statement issued in Owerri yesterday said that there was no record of any attack or killing of police officers in Imo State on Friday 17th of November 2023.
Henry Okoye said that the incident shown in the viral video happened at Nwofe Road, on the outskirts of Abakiliki Town, adding that the Ebonyi State Police Command had issued a statement confirming the attack, stating further that an intense manhunt was ongoing to get the hoodlums responsible for the dastardly act.

He said: “The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, calls on the general public to disregard the misinformation as circulated by rumour peddlers and miscreants whose stock in trade is to circulate false information capable of causing panic and apprehension amongst the good people of Imo State.
“The CP encourages Imolites to go about their lawful business without any form of fear or intimidation, as the command under his watch is relentless in ensuring the maximum safety and security of the law-abiding residents in the state as well as in sustaining the already established peace and nightlife in the state.”

The CP beckoned on ‘Ndi Imo’ to continue to cooperate with the police and other sister security agencies in the state by reporting any suspicious person or clandestine activities observed in their vicinity to the nearest police station.

The CP called on the media to continue to cooperate with the command by reporting news verified and credible to the citizens.