Abia Police Command says, it lost one Police Inspector in an attack by unknown gunmen at Aba mid-Tuesday.
According to SP Ogbonna Geoffrey, the command’s Public Relations Officer, the attack took place about 12.31 pm on January 17, 2023.
He disclosed, “a Police Surveillance patrol team from Ndiegoro Division in Aba came under attack while on Surveillance patrol along Iheorji-Ohanku road by armed men (whose identities are yet to be determined). .
“The armed men opened fire at the patrol team and in the ensuing gun duel, two of the hoodlums were neutralized and others fled with gun shot injuries while one Police Inspector among the Surveillance team paid the supreme prize with his AK 47 Rifle, breech no. 552511308 carted away”.
Corpses of the deceased, he said were recovered and efforts emplaced toward arresting the fleeing hoodlums with a view to recovering the firearm.
He therefore, enjoined the public to volunteer credible information on anyone seen with such firearm or found with injuries suspectedly sustained from gun shots to the Police or any other Security Agency close-by.
According to the PPRO, the Command would continue to discharge its duties with a full sense of responsibility and be willing at all times to respect the rights of every citizen.
