Gunmen kill policemen, APC youth leader in Enugu, set police station ablaze

Agency ReporterOctober 9, 2022

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Gunmen have killed two policemen on duty at Inyi Police Division in Oji-River Local Government Area of Enugu State.

The gunmen also killed the youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, Lucky Okechukwu.

At Inyi, the hoodlums set the Police station ablaze after guns and ammunition were carted away.

According to the Punch, the attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning at Arum Inyi Police Division.

A video of the attack showed that two bodies suspected to be policemen killed lying in front of the station’s perimeter fence.

In the video, the roof of a storey building police station is seen on fire.

Voices in the background of the video identified one person as a policeman while there was controversy over whether the second person is a policeman or not.

A resident of the Arum Inyi where the police station is located confirmed the incident to our correspondent.

The resident who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “Actually, I left the community on Saturday for Enugu, but I got information from my community a few hours ago that gunmen attacked the police station in my town, and that they killed one police officer. Right now I don’t have further details.”

A security alert being circulated on social media platforms in Enugu State capital warned residents of the area and its surroundings to be careful and be security conscious while they move around.

The alert read, “Warning! Achi, Inyi, Ojiriver, Ufuma, Umunze, Ajari, Arondiizogu, those axes are facing security challenges, Ngwo Iri sons & daughters, lets always be security cautious and avoid night movement, above all, always commit our going out & coming in into the blood of Almighty Jesus Christ, the saviour.”

Similarly, gunmen have killed the youth leader of the APC in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, Lucky Okechukwu.

The Punch gathered that the victim was shot dead last night in the Unadu area of the town.

A chieftain of the main opposition party in the state, who didn’t want his name mentioned because he was not authorised to speak for the party confirmed the incident.

“Yes, it is true. I don’t know his real name but we received information that he was shot dead by gunmen last night. If the party want to speak on the incident, it will definitely be going to issue a statement on that,” the source said.