One police inspector has been murdered and another was injured when gunmen stormed Unwana Divisional Headquarters station in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State,
On Sunday, October 24, about 3 a.m., a group of 35 unidentified gunmen attacked the police station.
One of the gunmen was shot dead during the ensuing gun battle, according to DSP Odah Loveth Obianuju, a spokesperson for the State Police Command, who confirmed the incident in a statement, adding that the injured police inspector is responding to treatment at the hospital.
“At 0300hrs of today, 24th October 2021 yet to be identified gunmen suspected to be members of proscribed IPOB/ESN numbering about thirty-five (35) attacked Unwana Divisional Headquarters in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, shooting sporadically at the policemen on duty, who immediately repelled the attackers," the statement read.
“In the gun battle that ensued one (1) of the hoodlums was killed and two AK47 rifles/other incriminating items were recovered while others escaped with bullet wound injuries. Regrettably, one Police Inspector attached to the Division was fatally wounded while one other who is critically injured in responding to treatment in the hospital.
The Police Facility/Operational vehicles are intact"Investigation revealed that the deceased suspect had been on the police wanted list for various attacks on police stations and one of the recovered AK-47 rifles has been identified to be the rifle stolen from Ohaukwu Police Division early this month." the PPRO added.
Meanwhile, the state’s Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Garba, has conducted an on-the-spot assessment of the Division and ordered a manhunt for the fleeing hoodlums.
The CP is appealing to law-abiding inhabitants of the state to come forward with vital information that will help them figure out who the fleeing gang members really are.
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