Hoodlums have attacked a police divisional headquarters in Abia State in the south-east region of the country.
There was an attack on the police facility located at the Trademore Estate in Umuahia, the state capital at
about 9:45am on Sunday, Channels Television gathered.
While no life was lost in the incident, one of the police personnel on duty sustained an injury and has been taken to
a hospital for treatment.
However, the Police Public Relation Officer in the state, Geoffrey Ogbonna, confirmed the attack on the station to Channels Television.
“Yes, there was an attack on Mike Okiro Divisional Police Headquarters. We are investigating and the outcome will be made public,” he stated.
Ogbonna also added that police authorities in the state were making effort to ascertain the level of damage at the
facility and arrest the perpetrators.
According to him, the hoodlums arrived in four vehicles – a hummer bus and three Toyota Sienna van, as well as
two motorcycles.
The Command’s Spokesman
The command’s spokesman also noted that the attackers set ablaze documents in the offices and destroyed police
vehicles and motorcycles, among other valuables.
He, however, appealed to residents, especially those in the area to support the police with useful information that
would assist the apprehending the suspects.
However, The attack on the police station is one of the latest in the series of attacks on security facilities in the southern part
of the country.
Recently, five operatives attached to the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, and the wife of a police officer, were
killed by hoodlums.
In addition, the sad incident was a result of an attack on the police divisional headquarters in Odoro Ikpe in Ini Local
Government Area of the state.
Odiko MacDon, the Police Public Relations Officer in Akwa Ibom, confirmed that police patrol vans and other
valuables were damaged by the hoodlums.
By Cynthia N.
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