By our reporter| Four police officers were killed on Tuesday when gunmen attacked Iwollo Oghe Police Station in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The state commissioner of police, Mohammed Ndatsu who confirmed the attack in a statement, said the officers died of gunshot wounds sustained in a gun duel while trying to repel the attack.
He said, “The hoodlums, who came to the Station in their numbers, opened fire on Police Operatives on duty but were vehemently resisted, and in the ensuing gun duel, several of the assailants escaped with bullet injuries.”
“Unfortunately, four (4) of the Operatives, who sustained severe gunshot injuries, were later confirmed dead in the hospital, while parts of the Station was set ablaze by the assailants.”
After the attack, the Police boss and senior members of the command visited the police station for an on-the-spot assessment.
He also extended his condolence to the families and close friends of the policemen, who paid the ultimate price in the line of duty, adding that an investigation has been launched into the attack to fish out the assailants and their cohorts.
There has been a spate of attacks on security facilities and officials in the South-east and South-south which has compounded the security challenges in the two regions.
The offices of the Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC) have not spared in the incessant attacks.
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