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Killing of two officers: Police arrest 18 suspects in Imo.

Gunmen have struck again in Imo State, killing two Nigerian policemen and a civilian at Ahiara junction in the Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of the state.   The attack came on Monday at the time the new Commissioner of Police in the state, Danjuma Aboki, was in the area on a morale-boosting visit to his officers in the Mbaise general area.   The attackers opened fire on the cops who were in uniform in the area, killing them instantly while another civilian who was a passerby was hit by a...

There was tension in Imo State on Monday as gunmen shot dead two policemen and a civilian at Ahiara Junction in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area. DAILY

He mentioned that both the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, and Commander of the 34 Artillery Brigade, along with

The attack highlights the growing insecurity in Nigeria's South-east

The attack occurred during the visit of the newly appointed Commissioner of Police, Danjuma Aboki, to his officers in Mbaise.

The Imo State Police Command said it has arrested a total of 18 hoodlums suspected to be members of the proscribed IPOB/ESN over the killing of the

Gunmen on Monday attacked and shot two policemen and a young man to death at Ahiara Junction in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the suspected killer squad instantly opened fire on the security personnel, who were reportedly at the junction for routine security checks.