Gunmen ambush FMC Owerri Director’s convoy in Imo, kill escort officer

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

 Suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), on Saturday ambushed the convoy of Dr. Kingsley Achigbu, Director of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, killing a security escort and injuring three others.

 

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack occurred at about 2:10 p.m. along the Okigwe–Owerri highway near Oniumo River.

 

The convoy, which included two police officers Inspector Uwem Samuel and Inspector Obinna Egege was escorting the FMC Director, his wife, and daughter back to Owerri when the attackers opened fire on their vehicle, a Toyota Hilux belonging to FMC Owerri.

 

It was gathered that the Commissioner of Police in Imo, CP Aboki Danjuma, swiftly deployed tactical rescue teams in collaboration with troops from the Military Forward Operating Base (FOB), Okigwe, to the scene.

 

The injured officers were evacuated to FMC Owerri, where one of the escorts was confirmed dead, while the others were reported to be in stable condition.

 

There was no loss of arms or ammunition during the incident. The Director’s wife and daughter were unhurt, though the civilian driver of the vehicle remains missing.

 

Security operatives have launched a manhunt for the attackers and are combing the surrounding areas to locate the missing driver.

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