By NewsBits
Gunmen have again attacked a police checkpoint at Okpala Junction along Owerri/Aba Road in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State one month after they killed five policemen and a couple at the same junction.
The incident, which happened early hours of Saturday May 20, 2023, left two policemen dead and many others injured, NewsBits gathered.
An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of his safety, said the gunmen came in numbers and opened fire on the police officers who were on roadblock performing stop-and-search duty in the morning.
A traveller who claimed he passed through the road at about the time of the incident, confirmed to NewsBits that two police officers were killed while he saw another who was injured. The traveller said: “I saw the lifeless body while coming to work this morning. Two killed and one injured inside police van.”
As of the time of filing this report, teams of policemen were reportedly drafted to the area to restore normalcy. Efforts to speak with the police spokesperson in Imo State command, Henry Okoye, to confirm the incident were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report. Also, text messages sent to his known phone number were not replied.
