Gunmen, numbering 40, on Friday night invaded Ido Ekiti
Divisional Police Station in Ido/Osi local Government
area of Ekiti State and killed a police inspector on duty.
The armoury of the police station was emptied, while the
roof top was blown off with the aid of a dynamite. The
entire police station was destroyed during the raid.
A detective attached to the station, who craved
anonymity, revealed that the suspected robbers invaded
the police station around 7.20pm and destroyed virtually
everywhere.
The source added that the robbers drove in recklessly
through the gate while some had scaled the fence and
headed into the main building where the armoury was
located.
He said few policemen were on guard during the raid,
which he said made the attack to be more successful
and fierce.
Upon entering the station, the source said the heavily
armed bandits rained bullets on the police inspector and
he was said to have died on the spot.
“They drove in recklessly and took over the entire police
station.
Some even scaled the fence and took strategic
positions. They shot into the air sporadically and
destroyed virtually every room.
“Our suspicion was that they came to loot the armoury
because that was where they first attacked after
demobilizing our men. In fact, they emptied the entire
place”.
When asked whether they came to free a high profile
detainee or robbery suspected, the police officer said:
“That is not true because nobody was detained in the
cell as at the time the incident took place.”
Efforts made to reach out to the Police Public Relations
Officer of the state Command, Mr Alberto Adeyemi were
unsuccessful as all his mobile phones were switched off.
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