Gunmen Raze Another Police Station, Magistrate, High Courts In Imo

… health centre also vandalised

Gunmen on Saturday razed Atta Divisional Police Headquarters in
the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo state.

The hoodlums who stormed the facility between 1and 2 am also set
ablaze the Atta Magistrate and High Courts and vandalized the
community’s health Centre, respectively.

According to some community leaders, the burning of the police
station and courts took place between 1 and 2 am.

Community sources told our correspondent that the hoodlums who
were armed shot sporadically for close to an hour before burning
the Government-owned facilities in the community.

A Prince of the community, Remigiius Azike, said that the
incident took place when the villagers had gone to bed.

A former president-general of the community, John Agbaso, who
confirmed the incident also said that the community was in pain
over the development.

He said “it was just one week ago that the house of the
president-general of the community, Chijioke Duruonyeokwu, was set
ablaze by unknown people with his wife killed.

He called on Government to come to their rescue, adding that
Insecurity was on the increase in the area.

“I was the one who built the police station and the magistrate
Court and mobilised youths under the auspices of Transformations
Ambassadors of Atta Nwambieri to build the High Court. I did this
so that our people would have access to Government facilities. This
is just one week they razed the house of our president General and
killed his wife. The Government should come to our rescue,” he
added.

When contacted, the police public relations officer in the
state, Bala Elkana, did not pick several calls and text messages
sent to him.

… health centre also vandalised

Gunmen on Saturday razed Atta Divisional Police Headquarters in
the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo state.

The hoodlums who stormed the facility between 1and 2 am also set
ablaze the Atta Magistrate and High Courts and vandalized the
community’s health Centre, respectively.

According to some community leaders, the burning of the police
station and courts took place between 1 and 2 am.

Community sources told our correspondent that the hoodlums who
were armed shot sporadically for close to an hour before burning
the Government-owned facilities in the community.

A Prince of the community, Remigiius Azike, said that the
incident took place when the villagers had gone to bed.

A former president-general of the community, John Agbaso, who
confirmed the incident also said that the community was in pain
over the development.

He said “it was just one week ago that the house of the
president-general of the community, Chijioke Duruonyeokwu, was set
ablaze by unknown people with his wife killed.

He called on Government to come to their rescue, adding that
Insecurity was on the increase in the area.

“I was the one who built the police station and the magistrate
Court and mobilised youths under the auspices of Transformations
Ambassadors of Atta Nwambieri to build the High Court. I did this
so that our people would have access to Government facilities. This
is just one week they razed the house of our president General and
killed his wife. The Government should come to our rescue,” he
added.

When contacted, the police public relations officer in the
state, Bala Elkana, did not pick several calls and text messages
sent to him.