Gunmen attack police headquarters in Enugu

Unknown gunmen in early hours of Wednesday have reportedly attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters, Adani in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State.

NewsWireNGR learnt that the assailants killed two police officers on duty and injured many others while the police station was burnt.

The attack on the police station started at about 2:30am on Wednesday and lasted for about one hour.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Enugu State Command, Mr Daniel Ndukwe, said that the details of the incident were still sketchy and promised to get back.

In recent weeks, Police stations in the southeast and some states in the south-south have been attacked by gunmen.

The latest incident took place on Monday, April 19 as unidentified hoodlums razed the zone 13 police headquarters in Ukpo, Anambra state.