The Imo State Police Command has confirmed an attack on a Correctional Service Farm Settlement in the Umualomoke community in the Okigwe Local Government Area of the state.

The attack led to the release of seven inmates, the abduction of the officer in charge of the farm settlement, and the death of a police inspector.

In a statement by the PPRO, Henry Okoye, the Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has deployed the Command’s Special Tactical Squad to go all out in synergy with the military and other sister security agencies and hunt down the perpetrators.

He also confirmed that the gunmen equally attacked the residence of the lawmaker representing Imo North Senatorial District, Patrick Ndubeze, located within the area.

Okoye noted that the Police Commissioner has mandated the tactical team to intensify efforts to ensure that the kidnapped officer is rescued unhurt and the fleeing inmates are arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.