The Police Commissioner, who confirmed the incident, ordered the Command’s Tactical Units to go all out in collaboration with other sister agencies to hunt down the hoodlums responsible for the attack.
The incident occurred along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway where the operatives who were on routine patrol at Irete were ambushed by the attackers.
In a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Command, Henry Okoye, he disclosed that the four officers were killed during a gun battle between the police and the attackers.
The statement further disclosed that the Police Commissioner expressed sadness over the unfortunate incident and vowed that the Command would leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the perpetrators were all arrested and brought to justice, stressing that the miscreants responsible for the attack had murdered peace.
Danjuma commiserated with the families of the deceased victims and prayed for the repose of their souls.