Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen reportedly attacked the Umulokpa Police Divisional Headquarters, in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State on Saturday.
Eyewitnesses said that the gunmen, who stormed the police division around 5pm, shot sporadically, damaging the facility in the process.
A resident of the area who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that policemen on sighting the gunmen, scampered for safety, abandoning the division in the process.
It was also gathered that the unknown gunmen abducted a policewoman who was on duty at the time of the attack and took her to an unknown destination.
No life was lost in the incident, but it was learnt that having scared the policemen away, the hoodlums proceeded to the armoury of the police division and carted away arms.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Enugu State Police Command, Daniel Ndukwe, said that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Abubakar Lawal, had directed the Criminal Investigation Department of the Command to intensity efforts to locate the abducted female cop.
Ndukwe, in a statement made available to journalists, added that the Commissioner of Police equally ordered full-scale investigation into the attack, assuring that the perpetrators would be arrested and prosecuted.
The statement reads, “The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, Abubakar Lawal, has ordered the State CID and tactical teams of the Command to locate a missing female personnel and fish out the yet-to-be identified hoodlums who attacked and vandalized vehicles and other items at Umulokpa Police Divisional Headquarters in Uzo-Uwani LGA, in the evening of October 9.
“He gave this order after leading a team of senior Police officers and Commanders of the tactical/operational teams to the scene.
“Meanwhile, the general public have been enjoined to assist the Command with credible information and intelligence that will lead to the location of the said personnel and arrest of the assailants.”
