The Nigerian police have sent 14 armed mobile police units to Owerri, Imo State for special duties.
This was contained in a signal from the Assistant Inspector-General in charge of the mobile police.
The units are drawn from 14 mopol bases across the country.
This comes two days after hoodlums raided the Imo State Police Command Headquarters and the Correctional Centre, freeing over 1800 prisoners.
Read the signal below
FROM: AIGPOL MOPOL FHQ ABUJA
TO: MOPOLS 8 JOS / 12 MINNA / 13 MAKURDI / 15 ILORIN / 21 FCT ABUJA / 37 LOKOJA /38 AKWANGA / 50 KUBWA / 58 LAFIA / 61 KONTAGORA / 69 TOTO X 70 KABBA X 77 OKENE X ORDER AND DIRECTIVES X INGENPOL DIRECTS AS A MATTER OF URGENCY THAT X YOU RAISE ONE FULLY ARMED UNIT EACH X TO PROCEED TO OWERRI X IMO STATE FOR SPECIAL DUTY W.I.E. X ON ARRIVAL UNITS ARE TO REPORT TO COMPOL DFA OWERRI FOR BRIEFING AND DEPLOYMENT X YOU ARE ALL DIRECTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE X TREAT AS VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE X
