ONE POLICEMAN INJURED AS HOODLUMS SET POLICE STATION ABLAZE IN EBONYI
Reports indicate that hoodlums on Thursday set ablaze the Onicha Divisional Headquarters, Isu, Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
DSP Loveth Odah, the State's police PRO, who confirmed the incident on Friday, said a policeman was severely injured from the attack.
The Police spokesperson said the incident happened around 3.25am in the midnight when hoodlums suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) attacked the police station, set ablaze the left wing of the division, and four patrol vehicles.
She said; “This followed threats by the proscribed group who are alleging that the police were protecting the Fulani herdsmen who they accused of being responsible for the killing of one of their members, Nwite Njoku.
“One policeman sustained machete cuts injuries during the attack and he is responding to treatment in the hospital.
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Aliyu Garba, took on the spot assessment tour of the area and met with the stakeholders in the community to seek ways with the community in carrying out the investigation on the matter.”
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