Gunmen attacked a police station with explosives on Sunday (March 20th) in southeastern Nigeria, the day after a similar attack in which two police officers were killed in the area, police said.
These attacks in south-eastern Imo State illustrate the latest violence perpetrated in this volatile region where separatist unrest is on the rise.
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Armed men arrived with dynamite in the early hours of the day
" and attacked with "
part of the Oru station but the assault was repelled
", the spokesman for AFP told AFP. state police, Michael Abattam.
Among the attackers, "
four armed men were neutralized and five IEDs (improvised explosive devices) were recovered
", added the spokesperson.
He also reported on another attack on Saturday in which gunmen attacked a police station in Umuguma outside of Owerri, the state capital, with explosives, killing two police officers.
He said gunmen also invaded the residence of George Obiozor, the leader of Ohanaeze, the Igbo cultural union and destroyed part of the building with explosives.
Obiozor was not at home at the time of the attack, he said. "
We are on the trail of the attackers with a view to bringing them to justice
," he said.
President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the attacks, while pledging to end the continuing violence in the region.
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He expresses his sympathy to the police authorities for the losses in men and material, as well as to Professor Obiozor, whom he urged to maintain his commitment to peace and unity
,” the office of Muhammadu Buhari in a statement.
Southeastern Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is facing rising violence.
More than a hundred police and members of the security forces have been killed there by armed men since last year, according to a report by local media.
