Pandemonium reigned Aba and Umuahia, yesterday as End SARS protesters
\nkilled two policemen at the dreaded Police Dragons squad at Omoba road,
\nAba.<\/p>\n
In Umuahia, EndSARS protesters who took over major roads in the city
\nresisted policemen from the Central Police Station, who kept firing
\nsporadic shots and teargas canisters.<\/p>\n
In Aba, the protest took off from the Ariaria market end of Faulks road
\nthrough Okigwe and Azikiwe roads as the protesters bore placards with
\ninscriptions calling for an end to police brutality and demand for a new
\nand better Nigeria.<\/p>\n
The protest was peaceful until it got to the Ogbor Hill area of the
\ncity.<\/p>\n
However, the protest, turned violent when the protesters got to the
\nDragon Squad unit of the State police command who fired warning shots to
\nscare the protesters. Angered by the shots,\u00a0 the protesters killed two
\npolicemen and burnt the Police station.<\/p>\n
Pointblanknews.com gathered that the protesters had earlier visited the
\nAba Area Command and were addressed by some senior police officers. They
\nfurther visited Eziama police station, where they were also addressed by
\nsome officers.<\/p>\n
A policeman attached to the Dragon Squad who escaped the anger of the
\nprotesters said he escaped attack through God’s grace.<\/p>\n
“I was in the office when I heard a noise from the protesters and rushed
\noutside to know what the matter was all about. Before you could know
\nwhat was happening, everywhere was on fire and two of my colleagues were
\nkilled.”<\/p>\n
The protesters after razing the police station, blocked the Aba\/Ikot
\nEkpene road, causing heavy gridlock in the city with commuters and other
\nroad users stranded.<\/p>\n
Following the incident and the killing of policemen and carting away of
\nhis arms and ammunition by yet to be identified hoodlums numbering over
\n30, at Azikiwe road, Monday night, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu has imposed a 24
\nhours curfew in the state.<\/p>\n
In a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi
\nKalu, the government said; “After detailed review and assessment of the
\ngeneral security situation, including reports of armed cultists and
\nhoodlums sneaking into the state from different parts of the country in
\nlarge numbers, the burning down of at least two police stations,
\nreported killing of two policemen in the last two days as well as leaked
\nplans to unleash more violence on innocent citizens, Gov. Okezie<\/p>\n
“Ikpeazu has directed security agents to ensure the immediate arrest and
\nprosecution of the hoodlums, pursue a swift and complete recovery of the
\nstolen arms and ammunition with the necessary vigour, and ensure the
\ncultists are comprehensively flushed out. To ensure the continued
\nsecurity of lives and property of law-abiding citizens, the Governor has
\nalso directed the imposition of a 24-hour curfew on Aba and Umuahia from
\n6pm today till further notice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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