Hoodlums suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra/ Eastern Security Network, attempted an attack on the Mbieri Police Station on Friday but were repelled following a very stiff resistance from the police operatives attached to the division.
The hoodlums who threw Improvised Explosive Devices into the station and shooting sporadically were overwhelmed by the superior fire power of the combat ready police operatives, forcing them to retreat in panic, escaping in their vehicle .
For the prompt response of the gallant police operatives, only minimal damage was done to a parked unserviceable vehicle and some windows due to the effect of the Explosive, no life was lost or injury sustained by the operatives and no arms/ ammunition were charted away.
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Meanwhile, investigation is on going and efforts are on to arrest the fleeing hoodlums
(Editor Paul Akhagbemhe)
