An A16-year-old boy was on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, killed while a 15-year-old girl sustained gunshot injury in a bomb attack at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and a police station in Ojoto and Nnobi in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The hoodlums who carried the attack invaded the area at early hours of the day with four Seina vehicles, IEDs, petrol bombs, and other explosives.
The Nation gathered that the boy died in the incident, while the female teenager who sustained gunshot injury had been rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
Police spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the incident, saying security deployment had been reinforced in the state, while the situation is being monitored.
He said: “Anambra State Police Command today 1/2/2023 has reinforced security deployment in the state, following an attack on the INEC office and Nnobi Police Station.
“The hoodlums came in their numbers by 1:45 am today 1/2/2023, with four unmarked Seina vehicles, armed with IEDs, Petrol bombs, and other explosives, invaded the INEC office, the Police Station and the residential building in the station.
“Unfortunately, one boy aged 16 years a relative of a serving policeman in the station was murdered by the armed men while the other, a female aged 15 years old sustained a gunshot injury. She has been taken to the hospital where she is receiving treatment.
“The situation is being monitored and further details shall be communicated, please.”
Jigawa: Police Station Chief Slumps, Dies In Office
Abubakar Musa, the Divisional Police Officer of Jahun Local Government Area, Jigawa State, has slumped and died in his office.
Lawan Shiisu Adamu, the spokesman of the State police command, confirmed the death in a statement issued to journalists on Saturday, January 28, 2023.
He said the incident happened on Friday night around 9:00 pm in the DPO’s Jahun Division office after a protracted illness.
According to him, “SP. Abubakar Musa died yesterday around 9:00pm while closing from his official duty.”
He explained that the deceased was rushed to the Jahun General Hospital and Rashid Shekoni General Hospital and was later moved to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital where he was confirmed dead.
Emmanuel Ekot Effiom, the state commissioner of Police, consoled the deceased’s family and the Nigeria Police Force.
Apostle Suleman: DPO Removed As Suspect Is Killed In Custody
Abutu Yaro, the commissioner of police in Edo State, has ordered the withdrawal of the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of the Auchi Police Station, Ayodele Suleiman, over the death of one of the suspects who attacked the convoy of a popular Nigerian cleric, Apostle Johnson Suleman.
The police spokesperson in the state, Jennifer Iwegbu disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, October 22, 2022.
Suleman was attacked on Friday around Auchi area of Edo State, South-south Nigeria, while the cleric was heading to an unidentified location, hours after returning from a trip to Tanzania.
The cleric in a video clip posted on his verified Twitter handle on Friday, October 21, 2022, said seven people, including three police officers were killed in the attack.
“As part of the measures of the command concerning the circumstances that led to the death of the surviving members of the monstrous gang that attacked the convoy of Apostle Johnson Suleman, the outgoing Commissioner of police AIG Abutu Yaro has ordered withdrawal of the DPO of Auchi (Police Station),” the police spokesperson, Ms Iwegbu, said in the statement.
Ms Iwegbu, an assistant superintendent of police, said the DPO’s withdrawal was with immediate effect and that he would be interrogated at the police headquarters over the incident.
Allegation of foul play
The withdrawal of the DPO comes hours after Mr Suleman accused the police of foul play, claiming the gunman was hurriedly killed in order to blur their identities and frustrate investigation.
The police had claimed the attackers were kidnappers and that one of the gunmen was killed during a shoot-out with police operatives.
But the cleric insisted that they were not kidnappers, but assassins.
“Lie…They (gunmen) weren’t kidnappers… He was caught and handed over and the police killed him immediately…Why?” Mr Suleman said in another tweet in response to the claim by the police.
“Why kill him on the spot? Who is trying to cover up traces?”
Source: The Nation
