Unknown gunmen have attacked the Isi-Uzo Divisional police station in Ikem in Enugu state. According to a report by The Nation newspaper, the criminals also carted away with the police arms and ammunition…..CONTINUE READING...CONTINUE READING
The attack was said to have occurred in the early hours of Tuesday.
The criminals were said to have stormed the unfenced police station at about 2 am on Tuesday with a Toyota Sienna vehicle, shouting, “Release Nnamdi Kanu,” “No Nnamdi Kanu, no peace”.
“They came through Eha-Amufu and left through the same axis, but it’s not possible they got to Eha-Amufu township or crossed to Nkalagu; otherwise, they would have been encountered by the soldiers in that area.
“It’s possible they went through Aguamede to Benue state,” a source said.
It was further reported that a policeman on night duty at the police station was shot but was not killed.
The divisional police station was in the past under severe attacks by armed robbers who terrorised banks at Ikem and Eha-Amufu, resulting in the closure of banks in the area for over ten years now.
The Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, failed to pick up calls or answer messages sent to him for his reaction to the incident…..CONTINUE READING
