A least one police officer was killed during a gunman attack on the Inyi police station in Enugu State's Oji River council area. The police station was also set on fire.
The gunmen are also suspected of having killed two civilians during the raid.
Yesterday morning, the gunmen allegedly broke into the community and seized the station.
According to reports, the gunmen who attacked the Inyi police station chanted, "no election, Police in Biafra land," while they committed their heinous crime.
Two young men's dead body were seen by the station's perimeter fence and a burning police station was also visible in a viral video of the incident that was circulating yesterday afternoon.
The two victims were identified as police by some people heard in the background of the video, although another person claimed he could only make out one of them as a policeman.
A local who lives close to the police station verified the attack.
He said:
“I got information from my community a few hours ago that unknown gunmen attacked the police station in my town, and that they killed one police officer. Right now I don’t have further details”.
Meanwhile, residents of Inyi, Achi, Ufuma, Umunze, Ajari, and Arondiizogu were urged to exercise caution and security awareness in their community due to a revival of gunmen activity, according to a security notice being shared on social media in the capital of Enugu State.
In response to a question regarding the event, Daniel Ndukwe, spokesman for the Enugu State Police Command, has not yet provided a response.
