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Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia
Published 13 May 2021
Abia State Police Command has confirmed that over 100 unidentified gunmen stormed and razed Bende Police Station in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, Wednesday night.
This came barely 6 hours after Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu left Bende LGA headquarters after a civic reception of a three-time (12 years) immediate past House of Representatives member who represented Bende federal constituency, Hon. Nnenna Ukeje.
The attack followed the burning of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency office at Amaekpu.
The police station is situated at the outer gate of the LGA headquarters and about less than 10 metres from the LGA field where the occasion held.
The attackers were said to have burnt all the vehicles parked in the station before razing the building.
The police station is situated at the outer gate of the LGA headquarters and less than 10 metres from the LGA field.
“We heard series of gunshots, and when we rushed outside, we saw the station on fire,” a resident said.
The incident happened less than six hours after Governor Okezie Ikpeazu left Bende LGA headquarters where a civic reception was held for the immediate past House of Representatives member who represented Bende Federal Constituency, Hon. Nnenna Ukeje.
Ukeje spent 12 years at the house of reps.