Some hoodlums attacked Umuoba Police Station in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia on Monday and killed a police inspector, the police in Abia say.
Police Public Relations Officer Geoffrey Ogbonna in the command confirmed this on Tuesday in Aba, observing that the hoodlums came on Monday at about 3 a.m.
Mr Ogbonna said that the hoodlums who attacked the police station also burnt the station and its operational vehicles.
“In the course of that attack, one inspector lost his life, another policewoman was seriously injured.
“The hoodlums then broke into the armoury of the police at the station and stole some arms, including the gun of the inspector who was killed.
“They also burnt down the station and the vehicles parked in the premises, including one of our serviceable patrol vans.
“The body of the inspector has been taken to the mortuary while the policewoman is being treated,” he said.
Mr Ogbonna said the police in Abia had begun investigations to unravel the cause of the attack.
