Gunmen attacked the Uratta Police Station in Aba, Abia State, in the early hours of Saturday, killing two policemen, and injuring three other people.
The attack, which reportedly took place around 2 am, left the station badly damaged, and a Hilux van and other vehicles were burned.
A source familiar with the incident said the attackers seemed to have been after the police armory but found it empty. The assailants reportedly made off with some police uniforms during the attack.
The source further claimed that one of the gunmen was shot dead, but his colleagues carried his body away.
The state Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi, confirmed that two officers were killed and three people injured while he inspected the scene alongside Governor Alex Otti on Saturday.
The state Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi, confirmed that two officers were killed and three people injured while he inspected the scene alongside Governor Alex Otti on Saturday.
Afolabi said the injured victims, including a civilian, were being treated at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba.
“The hoodlums came. Some of the shelters above were set ablaze,” the police commissioner said.
He disclosed that he got to the scene at about 4 am, adding that the immediate priority was to identify and arrest those responsible for the attack.
“For now, we have not made any arrests, but we are working on that,” he said.
The commissioner assured residents that the police would go after the attackers and bring them to justice.
The governor later visited the injured victims at the hospital.
The latest incident has renewed concerns over attacks on police facilities in the area. On February 23, 2021, gunmen attacked the same Uratta Police Station, killing a police sergeant identified as Okezie and setting ablaze a patrol vehicle donated by the state government.
As of Saturday, the police had not announced any arrests in connection with the latest attack.
