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3 commuter buses, 4 motorcycles,others burnt in Ebonyi attack– Police

Police

The  Ebonyi State Police Command has said that Gunmen  have burnt three commuter buses, four motorcycles, and one tricycle in the state.

Ebonyi State Police Publlic Relations Officer SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the attack occured in Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state, along the Enugu-Abakaliki expressway.

Onovwakpoyeya, added that the armed men were  suspected to be member of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

She stated, however, that no life was lost during the attack.

According to her, “On October  2, armed men, suspected to be IPOB/ESN members in a sienna car attacked commuter buses, tricycles and motorcycles at Ezzangbo junction. They burnt down three commuter buses, four motorcycles and one tricycle.

She  noted that the operatives of the Command have been dispatched to the scene of the incident to fish out the perpetrators,“ we believe that before the end of the day, the perpetrators will be apprehended,” she added.