Two policemen were killed when armed men in the early hours of Saturday set ablaze the Umuguma Divisional Police Headquarters in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State.
The
attack came a few hours after the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge
of zone 9, Umuahia, Isaac Akinmoyede, left the state after a one-day working
visit.
It also
happened a few days after two warders who were part of a Joint Security Task
Force were killed when gunmen attacked their patrol vehicle in Okigwe.
It was gathered that the gunmen had on arrival blocked the roads
leading in and out of the station division, including the one close to the
local government headquarters.
They thereafter launched the attack on the station by throwing
Improvised electronic devices into the buildings.
It was
further gathered that after setting the station on fire, they waited to attack
officers who ran out for safety.
An
eyewitness said the two policemen, unfortunately, ran into the rain of bullets.
-Dailytrust
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