JUST IN: Many Police Officers Feared Dead As Nigeria Army Attack Nigeria Police Headquarters In Adamawa State

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Some policemen were feared killed in an attack launched by Nigerian Army troops on the Adamawa State Police headquarters in Yola on Wednesday morning.

According to eyewitnesses, troops from the Nigerian Army attacked the headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force in Adamawa State and immediately killed Many police officers at the gate.

According to Africhome sources, the police headquarters was attacked around 11 p.m. on Tuesday by a military armoured carrier.

“They killed my colleague here at the gate of the headquarters,” an officer on duty at the time of the invasion.

They stormed the headquarters around 11 p.m. with armoured carriers; we mistook them for Boko Haram or other terrorists because we couldn’t understand why a police station would be attacked by fellow state actors.”

Those of us at the gate resisted them fire for fire, and I know some of them may have been neutralised.”The soldiers also disarmed and abducted a policeman on duty at the residence of the former deputy governor, Crowther Seth.

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Those of us at the gate fought them fire for fire, and I believe some of them were neutralized.”The soldiers also disarmed and kidnapped a police officer on duty at the former deputy governor’s residence, Crowther Seth.

In an attempt to exact revenge for the shooting of one of their own by police officers policing the Doubeli neighborhood of the state capital, the soldiers amassed and stormed the police headquarters.It was also learned that the military officer tried to disarm a police officer during a stop-and-search, which is why he was shot in the leg.

The troops went to rescue a soldier who had been shot, the Brigade Commander informed reporters on Wednesday.

“Our soldiers were wounded at a checkpoint by gunfire from the police, and they covered it up,” he said.The soldier they shot was rescued by our soldiers because we are unable to locate him.” Even those were fired upon by them (the police). So they had to let loose. Nonetheless, things are peaceful and routine right now.


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