*We wanted to steal weapons from armoury – Suspect
About
16 hoodlums armed with machetes and other dangerous weapons on Sunday
night invaded Ogidi Police Divisional Headquarters in Idemili North
area, Anambra State, injuring the Divisional Police Officer, (DPO), Mr
Hassan Musa and four other policemen.
Sources
said the bandits, who tied white bands on their heads, stormed the
station at about 9pm as they beat the armed policemen at the gate before
forcing their way into the station from where they made straight to the
counter where the DPO was attending to official matters.
They hit the DPO severally on the shoulder and hands together with four other policemen, causing them serious injuries.
According to The Sun, luck, however, ran out on one of the assailants as he was shot on the leg when they were escaping. He was arrested by the police.
The DPO is receiving treatment at a hospital in Ogidi.
The
identities of the attackers and their motives have not been established
but there were indications that the suspect said in a confessional
statement that they were members of a splinter group of a newly-formed
MASSOB, from Asaba, Delta State capital.
He said they came to steal weapons from the Amoury.
The
state Commissioner of Police, Sam Okaula, described the incident as
unfortunate noting that a few criminals cannot undermine the relentless
efforts of the command to maintain law and order.
He said police overpowered the gang. He advised residents not to panic, assuring that the command is on top of the situation.
