– Robbers numbering about 40, have attacked a police station
in Ekiti state and killed a police inspector on duty – A detective attached to
the station says the gunmen destroyed virtually everywhere in the station while
searching for ammunition Daredevil robbers have invaded the Ido Ekiti
divisional police station in Ido/Osi local government area of Ekiti state.
The robbers numbering about 40, stormed the station on
Friday night, October 14, emptied the armoury of the police station and killed
a police inspector on duty.
The gunmen also blew off the roof of the police station with
the aid of dynamite.
A detective attached to the station, who craved anonymity,
revealed that the suspected robbers invaded the police station around 7.20pm.
The source said the gunmen destroyed virtually
everywhere while ransacking all rooms in the course of searching for
ammunition. The source added that the robbers had drove in recklessly through
the gate while some had scaled the fence and headed into the main building
where the armoury was located.
He said the attack by the bandits succeeded because few
policemen were on guard during the raid. He said the heavily armed bandits
rained bullets on the police inspector upon entering the station. “They drove
in recklessly and took over the entire police station. Some even scaled the
fence and took strategic positions. They shot into the air sporadically and
destroyed virtually every room,” the source said. “Our suspicion was that they
came to loot the armoury because that was where they first attacked after
demobilizing our men. In fact, they emptied the entire place”. The police
officer dismissed suggestions that the attackers came to free a high profile
detainee or robbery suspected because nobody was detained in the cell as at the
time the attack occurred.
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