{"id":11642,"date":"2021-03-22T12:47:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T11:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=11642"},"modified":"2021-03-22T12:47:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T11:47:01","slug":"officer-dead-as-hoodlums-attack-police-station-in-imo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/22\/officer-dead-as-hoodlums-attack-police-station-in-imo\/","title":{"rendered":"Officer dead as hoodlums attack police station in Imo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Armed men suspected to be hoodlums have reportedly attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters, Isiala Mbano in Imo state on Saturday, March 20 at about 6:30pm.<\/p>\n<p>A police officer who sustained degrees of injuries during the attack lost his life while receiving medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the hoodlums invaded the station in large numbers and started shooting sporadically into the air to cause tension and scare people away.<\/p>\n<p>According to report, the hoodums were successfully repelled by operatives of the Division.<\/p>\n<p>Some doors and windows were destroyed after the encounter between the operatives and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/19\/hoodlums-attack-ikdc-staff-with-cutlasses-and-bottles-while-repairing-transformer-in-lagos\/\">hoodlums<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The police public relations officer in the state, SP Ikeowku Orlando confirmed the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando said\u00a0no arm(s) was taken away but that an Inspector who was on duty at the time of the attack, gave up the ghost while receiving treatment as a result of injuries sustained during the melee.<\/p>\n<p>During an on-the-spot assessment of the station, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Nasiru Mohammed, decried the level of damage in the Division which he termed as barbaric.<\/p>\n<p>He encouraged officers not to be deterred by this attack, but be charged to brace up the challenge and ensure policing activities continue in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The police boss warned those responsible\u00a0for all the attacks to desist from it, or be prepared to face the law.<\/p>\n<p>See Photos:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11658 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/22\/6058409560ee2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/22\/6058409560ee2.jpeg 1008w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/22\/6058409560ee2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/22\/6058409560ee2-768x576.jpeg 768w, 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