Police in Abia State, southeast Nigeria have confirmed an early morning attack on its Uzuakoli divisional headquarters, in the Bende Local Government Area by unknown gunmen.
Abia State Police Command spokesman, Geoffery Ogbonna, told reporters in Umuahia that two suspects in police custody at the facility were released by the hoodlums.
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The police image maker said that detectives were on the trail of the perpetrators, but no arrest has been made.
The Abia State Police Command Public Relations Officer noted that no ammunition was carted away by the gunmen, explaining that, when the hoodlums could not gain access to the police station, they used explosive materials to set the station ablaze.
It would be recalled that three days ago, the Abia state government had raised the alarm over alleged plots by unnamed persons to attack some parts of the state and cause the breach of peace.
Editor: Ena Agbanoma
