Again, gunmen set ablaze Imo police facility
Again, gunmen Monday night invaded and set ablaze Afor Atta Divisional Police headquarters in Njaba Local Council of Imo State.
The Guardian learnt that a section of the station was also in June 2021, vandalised, after two courts around it were razed down the same period.
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A source told The Guardian that the hoodlums arrived at the premises in the night and threw in a substance suspected to be an explosive, which made it burn, while the officers took to their heels.
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Armed attackers had in recent weeks set ablaze some Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) facilities, including the headquarters on Port Harcourt Road, Owerri. Â Â They had done so to some police stations in the different councils in the state.
Consequently, people of Njaba , who are now living in fear as a result of constant attacks on police facilities in the area, are  calling on government to provide  security in the area.
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The source said: “Some people suspected to be unknown gunmen last Monday night went to the Afor Atta Divisional Police headquarters, in Njaba Local council and burnt it down with explosives.    Â
 “They had vandalised it in 2021, after they had burned two courts in the area. This is serious. We do not know their motive in doing these things.”
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At press time, spokesperson for Imo State Police Command, Michael Abattam, was yet to respond to the calls put across to the telephone line.
He was also yet to issue a statement on the incident.
