- After hoodlums kill two police officers, destroy property at police station
- Confirm no firearms, ammunition carted away during incident
The Police Command in Abia State has restored calm to the Uratta-Eziukwu area of Aba North Local Government Area following an attack on the divisional police headquarters by unidentified armed men in the early hours of Saturday, October 17, 2026
Reports said the attack, which occurred at about 2:26 a.m., involved the use of explosives, causing a fire that damaged part of the building and a divisional patrol van with two senior police officers killed in the process.
Official Police sources also confirmed that three inspectors sustained injuries and are receiving medical attention but said no firearms or ammunition were carted away during the unfortunate incident.
A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Wilfred Afolabi, personally led tactical teams to the area, where they combed the surrounding environment and restored calm.
CP Afolabi, who confirmed the casualties, said the attackers set a police van ablaze and destroyed a Toyota vehicle, a power generator, and other valuables in the building during the attack.
Briefing the State Governor, Alex Otti, who visited the Divisional Police Headquarters for an on-the-spot assessment of the damage done by the hoodlums, the Police Commissioner said investigations were ongoing to apprehend the perpetrators and bring them to justice, while thanking the Governor for his immediate intervention and pledge to cover the medical bills of the injured officers.
He urged officers to always remain vigilant and take necessary precautions to prevent a recurrence, assuring that all necessary operational and intelligence resources will be deployed to ensure the perpetrators are arrested and made to answer for their crimes.
The Police boss, while expressing condolences to the deceased officers’ families and the entire police family, urged residents to remain calm, vigilant, and provide credible information that could assist the ongoing investigation.
Hoodlums’ Attacks On Police
Security insiders disclosed that the latest incident is coming about five months after 17 officers were killed in Yobe State during an attack by terrorists on the Nigerian Army Special Forces School in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of the state.
The victims were reportedly undergoing specialised operational training at the institution when terrorists launched a coordinated attack on the facility in the early hours of May 8, 2026.
Last month, a police officer was among the five people killed in separate attacks in Barkin Ladi and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State, despite a dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on the affected areas.
In November, 2024, a police officer was reportedly killed when gunmen attacked a patrol team along Asaga Road in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State.
Reports indicated that the officers were on patrol when a group of young men numbering about six double-crossed them, killing one, while two injured officers managed to escape into the bush.
