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Information reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG confirms that a correctional facility and police investigations department in Owerri, the Imo State capital were set ablaze by unidentified gunmen early Monday morning.
TNG gathered that the attackers struck the prison and police department shortly after midnight, freeing a yet-unconfirmed number of inmates and suspects.
According to social media accounts what started as mere shooting later resulted in complete breakdown of law and order with people scampering for safety.
https://twitter.com/_Chainze/status/1378908570360500225?s=20
Owerri prison and police investigations department were set ablaze by unknown gunmen last night according to reports. Many prisoners freed. There was a heavy gunshots around the area. pic.twitter.com/3G0DEPlVdF
— Amaka Ike (@Real_AmakaIke) April 5, 2021
Owerri prison and police investigations department were set ablaze by unknown gunmen last night according to reports. Many prisoners freed. There was a heavy gunshots around the area. pic.twitter.com/3G0DEPlVdF
— Amaka Ike (@Real_AmakaIke) April 5, 2021
Reports of overwhelming attack on security & law enforcement establishments in Owerri, Imo State, SE Nigeria. State CID, Prisons. Perpetrators unclear but seem to have gone unchallenged for over 75 mins with discharge of high-calibre weapons. Possible detonations too pic.twitter.com/tw448edo43
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— Chidi Odinkalu, CGoF (@ChidiOdinkalu) April 5, 2021