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How Police Killed Gunman Who Disguised As Mourner
Men of the Imo State Police Command have killed a man who disguised as a mourner after attacking policemen at a checkpoint in the state.
One other gunman was also arrested in a resultant shootouts.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Mike Abattam, the gunmen were arrested on 17/11/2021 at about 3pm when the convoy of the supposed mourners ran into a police checkpoint along Owerri/Onitsha Road.
The police raised eyebrows when the poster pasted in front of the car was belated.
In a statement, Abattam said:
“The suspected gunmen masquerading as persons mourning, going for burial ceremony somewhere in the state, approached the Police check point in a convoy of three motorcycles carrying two passengers on each, alongside a passenger bus with registration number Anambra NNE 725 ZG carrying passengers, and displaying in front of the bus, a belated burial poster of late Mrs. Bridget Chine Nwadiozor dated 22/10/2021.