Gunmen kill two cops at station in Enugu

Gunmen have raided Inyi police station in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State and killed two policemen also among the casualties was a councillor representing Unadu Town in Igbo Eze South Local Government, Enugu State, simply identified as Hon. Lucky.

The councillor was said to have been killed in his village on Saturday by unidentified assailants.

The gunmen stormed the police station on Sunday morning, setting it ablaze.

Eyewitness account said the gunmen were chanting “No election and police in Biafra land.”

One of the two people killed was said to be a police officer on duty when the hoodlums attacked the station.

A viral video of the incident showed a building being used as a police station on fire and the bodies of two young men lying by the perimeter fence of the station.

Voices on the background of the video identified one of the bodies as that of a policeman while it was not clear whether the second person was a policeman or not.

Some voices identified the two victims as policemen but another person said he could only identify one of them as a policeman attached to the station.

A resident of Arum Inyi where the police station is located confirmed the attack.

The source, who noted that he left the community on Saturday for Enugu, said: “I got information from my community a few hours ago that unknown gunmen attacked the police station in my town, and that they killed one police officer. Right now I don’t have further details.”

A security alert being circulated on social media platforms in the Enugu capital warned residents of Inyi and Achi in Oji River; Ufuma, Umunze and Ajalli in Orumba North and South in Anambra and Arondiizogu Imo State to be careful and security conscious in their areas because of the resurgence of gunmen activities.

The alert reads: “Warning! Achi, Inyi, Oji River, Ufuma, Umunze, Ajalli, Arondiizogu those axis are facing security challenges, Ngwo Iri sons & daughters, lets always be security cautious and avoid night movement, above all always commits our going out & coming in into the blood of Almighty Jesus Christ the saviour.”

Efforts to get the reaction of Enugu Police Command on the incidents were not successful.

(Nation)