Nigeria’s Imo State militant youths set police station on fire, kill two officers,two soldiers

LAGOS-(MaraviPost)-A group of armed militant youths stormed the Police Station at Nworieubi, Mbaitoli Local Government of Imo State and set the station on fire.

Eyewitnesses told Expressiveinfo that two policemen were killed in the process while suspects held in the cells were set free.

We also gathered that the armed group killed two soldiers who were stationed at a popular checking point at Ubomiri, close to the police station. One of soldiers, however escaped.

As at the time of filling the report, soldiers are said to be on their way to the area.

Similarly, the police station in Orji was also set on fire. Fortunately, the Imo state Fire Service arrived on time and put the fire out before it could cause a lot of damage. And, the filling station beside the station was not affected.

See some clips from the Nworieubi, Mbaitoli scene.

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.