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BREAKING: Unknown gunmen attack police station with bomb in Imo

Gunmen have engaged the police in a gun duel in an attempt to gain entry into Njaba Police Station in Imo State.

The station came under heavy bombard as the hoodlums who stormed the station threw Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) while shooting sporadically.

However, the Police Command tactical teams matched the miscreants with superior fireworks stopping them from gaining entrance into the station with the support of the Divisional Police.

Addressing newsmen on Tuesday, Imo Police spokesman, CSP Michael Abattam, said the gunmen attacked the station around 0140 on Tuesday but failed to gain entrance into the station as they were repelled.

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However, he disclosed that police operatives of the division engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel with many of them suffering bullet wounds.

He said they retreated, running towards Njaba bridge in a Sienna vehicle and were given a hot chase by the police operatives.

Unfortunately for them, he pointed out the hoodlums ran into a detachment of the Army at Njaba Bridge, who engaged them in another gun battle.

According to him an aggressive combing of the bush/manhunt for the hoodlums is ongoing to recover more arms and to arrest the fleeing suspects, who he said sustained serious injuries.

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He said the items recovered at the scene include one pump action gun and Sienna vehicle which were taken to the station for further investigation.

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