Imo Attacks: Why Gunmen Overpowered Police–Minister
Speaking on Friday, the police affairs minister confirmed that the DSS alerted the police before Monday attacks in Imo. He said the police fought well but the gunmen overpowered the police because they “came prepared”.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Apr 10, 2021
Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, has said gunmen overpowered the Imo State Police Command men on Monday because they “came with all the arsenals at their disposal” and “in large numbers”.
Dingyadi stated this on Friday while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme monitored by The PUNCH.
Mohammad Dingyadi
Gunmen on Monday attacked the Owerri Correctional Centre and freed over 1,800 inmates. The attackers also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters in Owerri and burnt all the vehicles parked at the command headquarters.
Dingyadi said the support of Nigerians would boost the morale of policemen while discharging their duties.
“President Buhari is serious about ending insecurity. But Nigerians have to collectively sit up and own these problems and work together with the security agencies,” he said.
“Police are being killed everywhere and nobody is saying anything. What we need is the support of all Nigerians.”
On the attacks at the Police headquarters in Imo and the Owerri Correctional Centre, he said the police alone cannot be blamed for the failure to forestall the attacks.
“People are always pointing accusing fingers at the police. This report was not just sent to the police, it was sent to other security agencies and to the government as far as my understanding is concerned and then the police at that particular time did the best that they could but they were overpowered.
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