By our reporter| The spate of attacks on police facilities in Eastern Nigeria continued on Wednesday as hoodlums injured two police officers in yet another on Bende Police Divisional Headquarters in Abia State.
The latest attack, the second this week occurred at about 10 pm on Wednesday in Bende Local Government Area of the state.
The hoodlums who in a large number attacked the police station in the night, set it on fire and two policemen.
The injured officer have been taken to a hospital for medical attention, as the police command vowed not to rest on its oars to fish out the perpetrators.
Abia state commissioner of information, John Okiyi who confirmed the attack, noted that Abia has remained one of the safest states, and called on those behind attacks on government facilities in the state to have a rethink.
Okiyi while decrying that the chain of attacks on Federal Government facilities in the state,
however, called on the Buhari administration to convene a national dialogue aimed at finding a lasting solution to insecurity and douse the tension in the land.
He said, “The attack on Bende Divisional Headquarters is unfortunate; our position is that those responsible should stop. No matter the grievance, acts of violence cannot solve the challenge.
“We want to call on the Federal Government to summon a national dialogue; a lot of people are not happy with the structural organisation of the country.
“Injustice can lead to agitation, attacking police formation is an invitation to anarchy and continuation will hurt everybody, including the attackers.”
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