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Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Monday attacked and burnt a divisional police station in the Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State
The incident occurred barely one week after some hoodlums in the same local government attacked members of the Quick Response Squad at the Ikpe Annang Junction and burnt an inspector of police inside a police van.
Sources told our correspondent in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, that the hoodlums stormed the police station in the early hours of Monday and set it ablaze, as well as unserviceable vehicles and motorcycles at the station.
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Suspected cultists attack Akwa Ibom community, torch police station
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By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo
GUNMEN suspected to be cultists have again attacked Essien Udim local government area of Akwa Ibom State and set ablaze the divisional police station.
It was gathered that the ugly incident happened between 2a.m and 3a.m on Monday.
It could be recalled that hoodlums had last week attacked the same community, torched the Police checkpoint at Ikpe Annang junction where Quick Response Squad (SARS) inside a patrol vehicle are positioned, and also burnt a Police Inspector inside a patrol vehicle.
Sources from the community told newsmen, Monday, that the hoodlums numbering over one hundred had stormed the police station and burnt the police building.