Terrorists attack on Orlu in Imo state, has left three persons dead with several others injured in an attack on Orlu, Imo State.
This is contained in a statement by the Police spokesperson, Micheal Abattam on Sunday.
According to him, the Command received a distress call that gunmen, who were operating in a red Toyota Sienna vehicle without a registration number, attacked Umuebele Okporo community in Orlu.
“Following a report received on 16/6/2022 at about 0800 hours that armed bandits operating in a red Toyota Sienna vehicle without registration number attacked and shot five persons and drove off almost immediately to an unknown destination in Umuebele Okporo in Orlu, Imo State, the Commissioner of Police, Imo Command, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde, psc (+), immediately dispatched the Command’s Tactical Teams to the area and on arrival.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that they were having a meeting in front of their compound when suddenly some yet-to-be-identified gunmen stormed the venue, shot at them several times, and zoomed off almost immediately to an unknown destination.
“Consequently, three persons died on the spot while two others sustained various degrees of bullet wounds and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. The corpses were later recovered and deposited in the mortuary,” the statement reads.
According to him, the Police is working with other security agencies to ensure that the attackers are arrested and prosecuted.
