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Gunmen numbering over twenty at the weekend attacked the popular Ugbuodo police divisional headquarters in Ebonyi Local Government Area and killed one police officer.
Meanwhile, the hoodlums were repelled by the police officers on duty, resulting to the killing of one of them and one AK 47 recovered from him.
The commissioner of police, Ebonyi State Command, CP Aliyu Garba confirmed the incident in a statement through the Police Public Relations Officer, Loveth Odah.
According to the Commissioner: “At 1200hrs, hoodlums driving in a Mitsubishi L300 Bus numbering about twenty, some came on foot through the back fence, attacked Ugbuodo Divisional Headquarters in Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State who immediately opened fire, shooting sporadically at the Policemen on duty.
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The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, on Wednesday, ordered for the immediate querying of three local government chairmen and Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Samuel Okoronkwo for failure to protect, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, offices in their areas.
The affected council chairmen include; Mrs Nora Alo of Ezza north LGA, Chinyere Nwaogbaga Ebonyi LGA and Mr Paul Nwaogha of Izzi LGA for allowing hoodlums to attack, raze the facilities of the independent national electoral commission, INEC, in their LGAs.
Umahi made this known while briefing journalists shortly after an enlarged Executive Council meeting that took place at the old government house House, Abakaliki capital of Ebonyi state.