The Edo State Police Command has vowed that it would arrest those responsible for the attacks on the Divisional Headquarters in Afuze, Owan East Local Government Area of the state.
DAILY POST had reported that Gunmen on Wednesday attacked the Divisional Police Command at Afuze, headquarters of the Owan-East Local Government Area of Edo, killing the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and three other officers on duty.
The hoodlums also attacked the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the town, and destroyed electoral materials and burning down a police van in the compound.
Reacting, the Commissioner of Police in the State, Danmallam Mohammed, told Channels Television that investigation would commence immediately.
He warned that such a dastardly act would not be condoned.
”We witnessed a very ugly incident where some unknown men invaded this police station.
“They killed the DPO and three others. This type of impunity will not be tolerated. We are going to do everything possible within the ambit of the law to track down the hoodlums and bring them to justice,” he said.
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