The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, Aboki Danjuma, has condemned the attack and murder of three vigilante personnel at Afor Umuaka of Umuaka community in Njaba Local Government Area of the state by gunmen on Sunday.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, in a statement on Monday, said, “In the wake of the tragic incident that claimed the lives of three gallant vigilantes who were on routine crime prevention patrol and a passerby, the Commissioner of Police has deployed the command’s Tactical Squad with the available operational resources to go all out in synergy with other security agencies and hunt down the hoodlums responsible for the dastardly act.”
Danjuma expressed sadness over the incident and vowed that the command will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the perpetrators are all arrested and brought to justice.
He sympathised with the families of the victims and prayed for the repose of their souls.
The Commissioner of Police called on the public, particularly residents of Njaba who may have any information that will assist the police in apprehending the hoodlums responsible for the attack, to report the same at the nearest police station.
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