Emerging report indicates that 3 Police Officers have been killed, and 2 others injured, after gunmen invaded Onueke Police Station, in Ezza Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Confirming the development, the State Police Command said that investigations are ongoing, to apprehend the perpetrators.
The Spokesperson of the Command, DSP Loveth Odah, disclosed that the gunmen invaded the Police Station and opened fire on the Police Officers on duty.
DSP Odah further revealed that the unfortunate incident which took place on Friday, led to the death of 2 Inspectors, and another Officer on guard at the Station.
A woman who was said to be in her house within the premises of the Police Station, was also killed.
According to Odah, the corpses of deceased Officers and the woman, have been deposited in the Mortuary.
She added that normalcy has since returned to the area, and that the situation is now under control.
She said that some arrests have been made, while efforts are still on to apprehend the other culprits at large.
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