Yes there was an attack on Adani Police Division says Commander

Unidentified gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday attacked Adani Police Divisional headquarters in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State.

Mr. Hassan Yahaya, the Commander, Nsukka Area Command, confirmed the incident to our correspondent and said he was already in Adani to see things for himself.

“Yes, there was an attack on Adani police division on early Wednesday morning.

“I am there now to see things for myself, the access level of destruction and know casualties,” he said.

A source from the area who pleaded anonymity told newsmen in Nsukka on Wednesday that two police officers were killed and some others injured while the police division was razed down.

“We started hearing sporadic gunshots around 2.am on Wednesday morning which created fear and panic in the area.

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“We don’t know who the gunmen were because the incident happened in the night.

“It is daybreak that we discovered that the attack is on Adani Police Division, two policemen were killed and some others injured as well as the station burnt,” he said.

Efforts to get further comment from Mr. Daniel Ndukwe, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Enugu State on the incident was unsuccessful as many phone calls to his mobile cellphone were neither picked nor returned.