Suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have on Monday October 26, attacked and burnt down the Ebonyi state Central Police Station in Abakaliki.
The station, located along the Abakaliki-Enugu Highway and close to the International market, was set ablaze by the suspected IPOB members.
They also destroyed and set ablaze cars, tricycles and motorcycles in the compound.
IPOB leader, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, had called on his members to embark on a clean-up exercise/protest around major cities in the South-east and South-south geo political zones.
The exercise was peaceful in Ikwo local government area, where security agencies allowed them to move around without any confrontation.
However, in Abakaliki, the proscribed group members, who clearly identified themselves as members of the group in a viral video, launched an attack on the police station around 3pm.
They claimed that some of their members were killed by the Police during last week’s disturbances in front of the station.
Ebonyi state Police Commissioner, Philip Maku confirmed the attack on the station and also disclosed that no casualty has so far been recorded.
He however said that it was the police who later lost one of its officers who was injured during last week’s clashes.
The CP said;
We are the ones being brutalised. One of the two Policemen that were wounded last week later died.
On his part, IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful however told the publication that the attackers are not members of the secessionist group.
He said;
I don’t know who those people are.
Watch the viral video below;
SAD! Suspected IPOB members burn down Ebonyi State central police station pic.twitter.com/7xsxTc4MqY
— GoldMyne (@GoldmyneTV) October 27, 2020
