Four policemen killed, station, operational vehicles burnt in Enugu

Bandits, on Tuesday morning, attacked Iwollo Police Station in Enugu, killed four policemen, injured some and burnt operational vehicles.
The gunmen also burnt the armoury, made away with weapons and released prisoners in the cell.

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who was represented by his deputy, Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo, visited the scene to assess the damages and condole with the police and families of the deceased.

She was a companied by the local government chairman, Chukwu Ani, member representing Ezeagu in the state House of Assembly, China Obieze, Assistant Commissioner of Police and others
A resident of Iwollo who lives close to the police station, said the bandits arrived about 1am and started shooting sporadically.
“It was around 1am when I heard sounds of gunshots from different directions in our area. I live very close to the police station. They shot for more than two hours.
“When the shooting stopped, we went to the scene and discovered that four policemen were killed. Effiong, the IPO, a station officer who was a friend to all, was killed. Igwe, Sunny and one other policeman from Olo. Some policemen were injured and taken to hospital while some escaped unhurt.

Bandits recently attacked and burnt some police stations in Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi and some some states in other parts of the country, killing policemen, carting away weapons and releasing people in cells.