Hoodlums set Anambra police station on fire

In the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, several as-yet-unidentified hoodlums have set fire to the Umuchu Police Station, which is located along the Umuchu-Achina Road.

According to sources, the thugs attacked the location at about 3 am on Sunday and set the building on fire.

PUNCH According to Metro, the Umuchu Progressive Union recently repaired the station after it was destroyed in 2020 during the #EndSARS demonstration.

At the time of the attack on Sunday, there was no police officer on duty because the station had been abandoned since it had been attacked in 2020.

The President-General of Umuchu Progressive Union, Charles Ezeabasili, said, “This is disheartening and unfortunate. While the UIU has upgraded facilities at the police station and awaited the return of police personnel, the hoodlums are busy destroying, demolishing and burning down facilities meant for our own good. How do we progress?”

The event was confirmed by the state police's spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga.

“The police station was still under renovation when the hoodlums came in the early hours of Sunday and set it ablaze. The situation is under control and calm has returned in the area. We want to use this opportunity to reach out to the people of the community to assist the police with information on the ongoing investigation,” Ikenga added.

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