The Police Command in Akwa Ibom on Saturday confirmed the attack by suspected gunmen of a Divisional Police Headquarters in Odoro Ikpe in Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, disclosed this while carrying out an on-the-spot assessment of the attacked police station.“Six persons, including five officers and a wife of an officer, were killed.”The News Agency of Nigeria reports that police stations and other security posts in Akwa Ibom have experienced cases of early morning attacks.The attacks had led to the death of officers and destruction of facilities, including utility vehicles and infrastructure.
He said that the gunmen arrived the place with sophisticated weapons and broke into the police facility at about 2:45 a.m, killing five policemen on duty, injuring many others and setting vehicles alight.He commended the youths of the area whom, he said, were proactive in raising alarm which helped to reduce the number of casualties.
“I urge the good people of Ini LGA to stay calm as we are working with relevant security agencies and the state government to ensure that the situation is contained and necessary modalities put in place to forestall a reoccurrence.
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