Attack on Abayi police station: Police kill four, arrest eight, recover arms, ammunition

▪︎IGP warns of dire consenquences for future attacks

The Police in Abia State Command said four persons were killed and eight others arrested during attack on Abayi Police Station, Aba in Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area of Abia State in the early hours of 23rd February, 2021.

In a statement Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, CP Frank Mba said arms and ammunition were also recovered from hoodlums who carried out an unprovoked attack.

Hoodlums numbering about two hundred persons, armed with AK47 rifles and matchetes invaded the station and set part of it ablaze with the aid of petrol bombs and other explosives.

Following the attack, two officers, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Vincent Gonze and Sergeant Emmanuel Okoronkwo unfortunately paid the supreme price.

Mba said the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu commiserated with the family and friends of the deceased officers and warned that dire consequences awaited any person or group of persons who, under whatever guise, engaged in an unwarranted attack on any public property and directer all Command CPs to employ all legally permissible measures to protect life and property.

Meanwhile, investigation is ongoing and the perpetrators of the unwholesome incident would be prosecuted in due course, according to the Police.

Mba said the police high command called on proprietors of medical facilities both public and private in and around Abia State to report any person(s) found seeking medical treatment for bullet wounds and other related injuries to the nearest police station.