TheCable

Gunmen have attacked a police station in Ohaukwu LGA of Ebonyi state. 

TheCable understands that the gunmen attacked the station around 11:53 pm on Sunday.

Loveth Odah, police public relations officer in Ebonyi, confirmed the incident to TheCable.

Odah said the police were able to repel the attack on the station but an officer, who sustained gunshot wounds during the attack, later died on Monday morning.

She said the gunmen were armed with petrol bombs which they threw into the station premises.

According to her, an exhibit van and a patrol vehicle were razed in the process.

She denied the claim that some detainees in the station were freed by the gunmen.

The incident is the latest in attacks on police stations and security personnel in the south-east region.

Owing to the incessant attacks in the region, the south-east governors had set up a joint security outfit, codenamed ‘Ebube Agu’, to address the security challenges.

But in spite of this effort, the attacks have persisted.