Some yet-to-be-identified hoodlums have burnt down the Umuchu Police Station, along the Umuchu-Achina road, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Sources said the hoodlums stormed the place at about 3am on Sunday and set the facility on fire.
It was gathered that the station was recently renovated by members of the Umuchu Improvement Union as it was destroyed during the #EndSARS protest in 2020.
The community leaders, according to the source, had renovated the station and its adjourning infrastructure and upgraded it to fit the status of a divisional police station before donating it to the Nigeria Police Force to help in the fight against insecurity in the area.
There was no record of casualty as the security operatives had vacated the station to another location after it was destroyed during the #EndSARS protest and were yet to return.
The station was vacated after it was attacked in 2020 and there was no police official on duty at the time of the Sunday attack.
Confirming the incident, the President-General, 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 the facility meant for our own good. How do we progress?”
The state police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, could not be reached for reactions as he did not respond to messages and calls to his telephone line.
PLATEAU RESIDENTS COMMEND POLICE OVER NEW SECURITY MEASURES
Residents have commended recent efforts of the Plateau state Police Command to tackle the activities of criminals and law breakers across the 17 council areas of the state.
They are satisfied with the new approach, initiated by the commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka, which is yielding positive results in the state, and want it to be sustained.
For the first time in years, the efforts of the Police authorities, in tackling all forms of crime in Plateau, is being commended by citizens.
The new approach and tactics employed by the Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka is yielding positive results.
Since his assumption into office last year, several kidnapped victims have been rescued, with and many more attempts have been foiled.
About seven stolen cars were recovered by the operatives of the police in the state.
The yuletide season was celebrated peacefully, with the presence of police operatives in all nooks and crannies of the state.
While Commending the Commissioner of police in the state on the new approach, in handling all acts of criminality, these residents appealed to him to sustain the tempo
