Bandits in the early hours of Sunday invaded the Police Divisional headquarters at Unwana, Afikpo North local government area of Ebonyi State, killing three policemen.
A source which said that the bandits wore masks and attacked the Divisional Police Station around 2am, killing one Constable and two Inspectors who tried to repel the attack.
According to the source, “they killed three policemen – one Constable and two Inspectors and the Police killed one of the gunmen.
“Nobody knows the identity of the gunman and police have taken the remains away.
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“The incident happened around 2am. Nobody knows the route they came from. All we heard were gunshots for about 10 minutes.
“At the moment there is no information to know if they destroyed or stole anything from the Police Station.
“The men were masked but the one killed had his face unveiled by the police to ascertain his identity. He also had red cloth tied around his waist believing it was a charm.”
Police spokesperson, Loveth Odah, could not be reached for confirmation or otherwise of the incident as at the time of this report.
Credit: Global Upfront
