Gunmen on Friday night attacked Obowo Divisional Police Headquarters, located at Umulowe autonomous community area of Imo State and killed two policemen who were on duty .
According to the Punch, The hoodlums also injured three other cops who resisted them from gaining access into the headquarters .
Our correspondent learnt on Saturday that the incident caused panic in the area.
This is even as security operatives drafted from the command ’ s headquarters in Owerri , had taken over the area.
A source told The PUNCH that the hoodlums who operated in a vehicle met stiff opposition from policemen who were on duty when they tried to gain access into the police premises.
Displeased by the cops’ action who resisted them , the hoodlums opened fire at the officers, killing two policemen while three were shattered by their gun bullets .
Our correspondent also gathered that one of the hoodlums was killed in the gun duel but the hoodlums drove off with the corpse of their member.
The source said , “ Two policemen died in the incident . Three were wounded .
One of the hoodlums was also killed but they drove off with him . The policemen who were killed were the ones who repelled them . It was an unfortunate development. ”
Spokesperson for the state police command , Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed when contacted that two policemen were killed by the hoodlums .
He also said that the three other policemen who were wounded during the incident had been discharged from a local hospital where they were rushed and transferred to a better hospital in the state capital.
Ikeokwu told our correspondent that the command had drafted cracked teams of detectives in the area and had commenced investigation.
