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By Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo Two police officers were shot dead in the early hours of yesterday as unknown gunmen destroyed a divisional police station at Ubakala in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State. The attack which was confirmed by the police public relations officer (PPRO), SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, was the seventh incident involving police formations across the state since February. The police spokesman said that the attackers had attempted to gain entry through the front of the station but were repelled by the officers, adding that the hoodlums retreated and re-launched their attack through the back. He said that the ugly incident occurred at about 12.10am, adding that the hoodlums used explosives to destroy the police facility. ....
Punch Newspapers Sections Sunday Aborisade, Ogbonnaya Ikokwu and Sunday Nwakanma The Abia State Government has condemned the attack on and burning of the Abayi Police Station in Aba by yet-to-be identified gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday. Sources disclosed that no fewer than two policemen might have lost their lives following the early morning invasion of the station located at the World Bank Housing Estate, Aba. According to a police source, the incident occurred around 2am and the station was set on fire, while other sources said there was stiff resistance by policemen, who were later overpowered by the hoodlums. ....
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