Police inspector killed, divisional headquarters burnt by UGM in Ebonyi
Unknown gunmen launched a fresh attack on a police formation in Ebonyi on Thursday, leaving an operative dead.
The attacks comes as the unidentified attackers continue to wreak havoc across states like Kogi, Anambra and Abia.
The police spokesperson, DSP Loveth Odah, confirmed the attack to reporters in Abakiliki, saying the attack happened at the Obiozara Police Station in Ohaozara Local Government Area.
Ms Odah said the gunmen invaded the station in their numbers in the early hours of the day and started shooting sporadically.
A witness, Emmanuel Onuh, said the attackers invaded the station around 3:00 a.m. and began to set some parts of the building on fire.
“They shot one inspector dead and burnt down the office of the Divisional Police Officer and Administrative Block.
(NAN)
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