Some hoodlums under the guise of #EndSars protest in Ebonyi have murdered a police Inspector, Mr Egu Omini and cut off his manhood.
The hoodlums also snatched his AK-47 rifle after attacking a police station in Abakaliki, the state capital.
The commissioner of Police, Mr Philip Maku disclosed this in a statement issued by the Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) of the Command in Abakaliki on Thursday.
“The hoodlums regrouped in their large numbers on Monday, Oct. 26 and reinvaded the Central Police Station, Abakaliki for the second time, set the station on fire together with Police patrol vehicles, exhibit vehicles, tricycles/motorcycles and other police property seen within the station.
They shot sporadically at the Policemen, as result, gruesomely murdered Omini and cut off his private part and snatched his AK-47 riffle.
“On Oct. 21, the first of the protest in the state, two Policemen, PC Akpu Paul and PC Ali Samson sustained bullet injuries and two days later one of the victim, PC Paul Akpu died while on admission at Alex-Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki.
“The hoodlums proceeded to B Division KpriKpri/C Division Ekumenyi (Eke-Abe Police Station) and set the two stations on fire, after looting exhibit motorcycles, Plasma TVs, Fans and other valuables from the exhibit rooms.
“On Wednesday 28/10/2020 at about 4am the hoodlums again stormed Ezza North Divisional Headquarters, vandalized the building, burnt two vehicles and Exhibit motorcycles.
“They shot and wounded One Inspector Okewu Sunday and snatched his AK-47 riffle. The victim is currently receiving treatment in the Hospital,” the statement explained.
