By Enyichukwu Enemanna
Police in Imo State have threatened to deal mercilessly with suspected hoodlums terrorising the state, in reaction to an attack in the early hours of Monday on the headquarters on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) located along Port Harcourt road in Owerri.
The attack left at least three of the hoodlums suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB while the police suffered one casualty, Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, in the state, Micheal Abattam said during a press briefing in Owerri.
The police image maker attributed the breakthrough made by the command to the high-level intelligence and preparation of the security agencies to repel such attacks in the state.
Giving details of the attack, the command’s spokesman said, “They attacked the INEC office with petrol bombs. We have also recovered some of the petrol bombs they used in the attack. Because what they did was throw petrol bombs at the INEC, offices.
“The rate of damage like I said is minimal. We are on the ground. We can tell you what happened. The damage has to do with the effect of the dynamite. Dynamite goes down and the effect will go around. We have always repelled them. We are working assiduously to make sure that the election in Imo state will hold.
“This is an eye-opener for whoever wants to come in and test our power. We are out for them and our intelligence is key,” police said.
