An officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Chinyere Obilor has been gunned down by some unknown gunmen in Imo State.
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iBrandtv gathered that Obilor was gunned down on Wednesday when the assailants ambushed her and her colleagues at Ihitte junction on Owerri- Aba Road in Owerri.
The gunmen according to reports, came out from a bush in a minibus when the female police sergeant and her colleagues were on duty and opened fire on them on the spot.
A civilian was also killed during the attack. Reports revealed that Sergeant Obilor was attached to the Highway Patrol team of the state police command.
A source who spoke with the Punch said: “The woman was dedicated to her duties. She was killed in a gun battle when criminals ambushed them at Ihitte junction on Owerri- Aba Road. She was from Mgbidi in Imo. A mother of four children who was very cheerful is gone. This is so painful.
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“She was attached to the Highway Patrol Team Unit. The hoodlums abandoned their vehicle (Busimo) which they came in with. It has been recovered and brought to Owerri”.
The Imo State Police Command, however, has not yet issued any official statement on the incident as of reporting time.
