By John Ile, Abuja
The Police Force has confirmed the death of one of its officers attached to the Federal Capital Territory command following the violent attack by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria on security personnel on Friday.
Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, who confirmed this in a statement further disclosed that 19 suspects had been arrested in connection with the attack, which occurred around the Banex Plaza area of Wuse 2 in Abuja.
she stated that at about 2:20 p.m. on Friday, the command received a distress call regarding a violent assault on security personnel by members of the proscribed IMN.
According to her, members of the group were armed with firearms, cutlasses, catapults, sticks, stones, petrol bombs, and other lethal weapons.
She noted that the Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Mr Ajao Adewale, had condemned the unprovoked attack on security operatives by members of the proscribed group.
The CP stated that steps were being taken to apprehend those responsible for the heinous act, warning that attacks on security operatives would not be tolerated.
She confirmed that normalcy had been restored in the area, adding that investigations were ongoing to ensure all perpetrators were brought to justice.