The police command in Imo says two armed bandits who invaded the residence of an inspector in Orogwe, Owerri West native authorities space, have been killed.

A press assertion by police spokesperson Michael Abattam, confirmed the incident.

The assertion mentioned the suspected bandits jumped a fringe wall of the officer’s home and entered into the police officer’s condominium.

“On 04/8/2022 at about 0222hrs, armed bandits of their numbers, invaded the home of a police inspector connected to one of many formations within the command and jumped the perimeter wall into the compound at Aforukwu, Orogwe in Owerri West native authorities space,” the police disclosed.

The command additional revealed that the armed bandits “destroyed the iron housebreaking protector and entrance door, entered contained in the flat, however had been taken unexpectedly because the police inspector who professionally positioned himself at a vantage place, engaged the bandits in an aggressive gun duel.”

The assertion added, “The hoodlums who had been surprised and confused by the staccato sound emanating from the rifle of the officer, took to their heels, scampering for security and got a scorching chase and within the course of, one in every of them was neutralised.”

In keeping with the Imo police command, the inspector alerted the divisional police officer (DPO) of Ogbaku, who “mobilised and rushed to the scene and positioned themselves strategically and professionally, combing the encircling bushes the place one other corpse, two locally-made pistols and an id card had been recovered.”

The police acknowledged that the recovered id card belonged to one of many killed bandits, “Chukwuemezie Chukwu,” a local of Atta within the Ikeduru native authorities space.

On Monday, gunmen invaded the group and killed seven individuals and 6 others had been critically injured. 

(NAN)