There was panic in Imo state on Thursday night, February 25 as hoodlums set Aboh Mbaise Divisional Police Headquarters ablaze.
According to TheNation, policemen on duty fled as the hoodlums who were mobile carried out the arson on the facility.
On arrival, the hoodlums who, according to sources, were carrying inflammable objects, threw them at the police formation and ignited the environment.
It was gathered that all the files and documents belonging to the police were lost in the inferno.
The development caused panic in the area, as the policemen on guard, suspects and residents ran into nearby bushes.
A source said;
This is very strange. Fleeing hoodlums have just razed Aboh Mbaise Divisional Police headquarters. They didn’t bother going into the compound. They just threw ignitable objects on the Divisional headquarters and drove off few minutes after it caught fire.
All the policemen on duty including suspects who were being detained ran into the nearby bushes. Locals also fled their homes as the fire raged. We have not seen this one before.
Spokesman of the state police command, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the attack and according to him, no policemen lost their lives in the incident.
