Gunmen have attacked the
divisional police command at Afuze, headquarters of the Owan-East local
government area of Edo, killing the divisional police officer (DPO) and three
other officers on duty.
The hoodlums also attacked the
office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the town, and
destroyed electoral materials and burning down a police van in the compound.
The officers killed in the attack
were: Tosimani Ojo, the DPO of the station;
Justina Aghomon, a pregnant woman, Sado Isaac and Glory David.
A witness, Godwin Ikpekhia, told
NAN on Wednesday that the incident occurred at about 8pm on Tuesday, while many
of the officers in the division had gone on outside duties.
“We only heard gunshots and
nobody knew what actually happened until Wednesday morning,” he said.
“The divisional police officer,
alongside three other officers who were on duty were killed on the spot, inside
the building.
“The hoodlums didn’t just stop at
that; they went to the INEC office and were shooting sporadically at policemen
who were on duty there. Election materials and a police van at the INEC office
were burnt by the hoodlums.”
Muhammed Danmallam, commissioner
of police, who visited the scene, said that investigation would commence
immediately.
Danmallam vowed that those
responsible for the attacks would be brought to book.
“Urgent steps will be taken to
curb the increasing cases of criminality in the Owan axis of the state,’’ he
said.
Attacks on officers and men of
the Nigeria Police have become quite unusual in the Owan area.
On July 14, last year, four
police officers were killed at a checkpoint in the area and burnt inside their
Hilux Patrol van.
Also on January 23, this year,
Ohio Ezomo, All Progressives Congress (APC) house of assembly candidate for
Owan-west,was kidnapped, while his orderly was killed on the spot.
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