On Monday the divisional police headquarters at lgieben, Edo State, was attacked by suspected robbers, hauling away arms and bullets, two policemen were also injured.
According to H-Forbes, the attackers got to the police station around 8pm and threw an object in to the station, suspected that it was a local dynamite, before they were able to gain access.
With the explosion shaking the building, the Armed men went straight to the armoury, where the arms were kept.
The attack, it was collected, sparked a protest in the locality, has many youths took to the street and called on the government to investigate the incident.
It reported that the police men that were injured died later and were taken to the mortuary.
Chidi Nwabuzor, Edo State Police Public Relations officer, said that the police men did not die.
“9th of November 2020, around 7:30, infringed the police station at igueben. Instantly, the police team were ready to attack them,” said Mr Chidi.
“During the gun true, one of the robbers was killed.Two policemen were injured and were taken to the hospital. A motorcycle that was suspected it belonged to the robbers was expropriate by the police. No policemen was killed by the robbers”.
