A police sergeant has been killed in Ebonyi State during an attack by gunmen, who then set the Ohaukwu Police Divisional Headquarters, Ohaukwu Local Government Area, ablaze.
According to reports, the gunmen invaded the station on Sunday night at about 11:53 pm.
The Police Spokesperson, DSP Loveth Odah, confirming the attack to journalists on Monday stated that the police officer died while they were trying to repel the attack on the station.
She added that the assailants came with a petrol bomb that razed patrol vehicles and an exhibit van.
She said, “About 23hrs, yet-to-be-identified gunmen came to Ohaukwu Divisional Headquarters to attack the men and officers on duty and they were repelled. In the process, one police officer, a sergeant paid the supreme price.
“The threw petrol bomb into the station and unfortunately, it got one of the patrol vehicles and exhibit vehicle parked at the place. The commissioner of police has visited the station for an on-the-spot assessment of the area. He has met with the community leaders.”
This incident is the latest in attacks on police stations and security personnel in the South-East, despite the governors of the region setting up a joint security outfit, codenamed ‘Ebube Agu’, to address the security challenges.
