The Iwollo Oghe Police Station (pictured) was burnt down by gunmen on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
After the attack, the Police boss and senior members of the command visited the police station for an on-the-spot assessment.
He also extended his condolence to the families and close friends of the policemen, who paid the ultimate price in the line of duty.
An investigation has been launched into the attack to fish out the assailants and their cohorts.
Police authorities and journalists at the Iwollo Oghe Police Station following the attack by gunmen on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
There has been a spate of attacks on security facilities and officials in the South-east and South-south which has compounded the security challenges in the two regions.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will hold an emergency meeting with all Resident Electoral Commissioners across the states over attacks on its offices.
INEC Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, made this known in a statement issued on Friday, adding that all RECs would be summoned in Abuja on May 19.
The Commission’s office in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State was set ablaze by hoodlums on Sunday night, a week after the Commission’s Headquarters in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, was also razed by unknown persons.
On Thursday, INEC’s office in Enugu was also involved in a fire incident. However, the remote cause of the inferno is yet unclear.