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Unknown Gunmen Attack Ohaukwu Police Station In Ebonyi, Free Detainees (Photos)
Assaults on police stations within the South-East area of Nigeria continued on Monday as unknown gunmen attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters located within the Ohaukwu Native Authorities Space of Ebonyi State.
SaharaReporters gathered that the gunmen “stormed the station round 2 am, releasing all of the suspects in custody within the police facility”.
Some operational automobiles have been additionally set ablaze by the hoodlums whereas some officers escaped with bullet wounds.
Different circumstances surrounding the assault, together with the identities of the attackers couldn’t be ascertained on the time of submitting this report.
Loveth Odah, Ebonyi State Police Command spokesperson confirmed the incident to SaharaReporters, saying the police commissioner was on his option to the scene to determine the extent of injury.
The incident is the newest in what seems to be a rising pattern of assaults on police stations and safety personnel within the South-East area of the nation.
The governors within the area lately introduced the institution of a joint safety outfit, codenamed ‘Ebube Agu’ to “battle rising insecurity”.
