Gunmen Attack Farm Settlement of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Okigwe

Gunmen have attacked the farm settlement of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Okigwe in Imo State.

The gunmen killed a police officer and freed seven inmates from the prison facility in the early hours of Monday.

They also abducted the officer in charge of the farm settlement.

Later the gunmen attacked the residence of Senator Patrick Ndukwa in Okigwe.

The state police commissioner, Danjuma Aboki, has deployed the command’s special tactical squad to track the gunmen and rescue the abducted prison officials.

Spokesman of the state police command, Henry Okoye said fighters of the IPOB/ESN were responsible for the attack.

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Danjuma also mandated that the abducted officer be rescued unhurt and the fleeing inmates arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.

The statement read, The Commissioner of Police Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, has deployed the Command’s Special Tactical Squad and equipped them with the available resources to go all out in synergy with the military and other sister security agencies and hunt down suspected IPOB and ESN disgruntled elements, allegedly responsible for the attacks on Correctional Service Farm Settlements, Umualomoke, and the residence of Senator Patrick Ndubeze, both in Okigwe, in the early hours of 12/02/2024, which resulted in the release of seven inmates, the abduction of the officer in charge of the farm settlement, and the death of a police inspector, respectively.

The CP made this known during his visit to Okigwe for an on-the-spot assessment of the ugly incidents, wherein he mandated the special tactical squad operatives to intensify efforts in ensuring that the officer in charge of the farm settlement is rescued unhurt and the fleeing inmates are arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.