A mobile police officer has been shot dead in Effium Police Station, Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State.
Gatekeepers News reports that the officer got killed by suspected hoodlums during an attack on the station today.
State PPRO, Loveth Odah, in an interview with newsmen, said that the hoodlums attacked the police station with guns and patrol bombs around 12.00 am on Monday morning.
She explained that two vehicles caught fire as a result of the petrol bomb attack on the station by the hoodlums before they were repelled.
According to Odah, “At about 23:50hours, on Sunday, a-yet-to-be identified gunmen came into Ohaukwu Divisional Headquarters to attack the division and the men on duty. But they were quickly repelled.
“In the process, one police officer, a Sergeant paid the supreme price. They threw petrol bombs into the station and an operational and exhibit vehicles packed inside the police station, were burnt. That was what happened yesterday (Sunday).”
Reacting to the incident, the chairman of Ohaukwu local government area, Clement Oda, described the incident as unfortunate, noting that one of the offices at the station was badly damaged during the attack.
He also added that the rumour making the rounds that about 35 people were killed in the incident, should be disregarded.
