Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Imo, Port Harcourt Road in Owerri area, Nigeria on Mon 12th December 2022

Four persons including one policeman have been killed in an attack that was repelled by the police in the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) along Port Harcourt Road in Owerri, the Imo State capital.The gunmen also killed one policeman and injured one in the gun duel that lasted for an hour and kept the residents of Owerri, the state capital awake throughout the night.Spokesperson for the police in the state, Michael Abattam said, “… [Attackers] threw bombs on the roof of INEC building but unfortunately for them, they were resisted by our men who were guarding the place. They came in four vehicles and fully armed.”