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Published 2 June 2021
Gunmen have razed the Omuma Divisional Police Headquarters in the Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State.
The torching of the police building came after fleeing gunmen razed the Isu Divisional Police Headquarters in Amandugba on Monday.
A spokesperson for the police in the state, Bala Elkana, who confirmed the development, said the attackers were repelled.
But our correspondent discovered that the attackers succeeded in torching the security facility after injuring some policemen on duty.
A source said the hoodlums succeeded in throwing explosives in the police premises after a gun battle.
The burning of the police division is the fifth in one week in the state, after Orij, Atta, Izombe and Isu divisional police headquarters were torched in the state within the time frame.
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A family source to one of the victims who pleaded for anonymity told Vanguard in Owerri, that he pleaded with the security agencies to help in uncovering the perpetrators of the wicked act. Noting that three people were killed and not one as being speculated.