Arsonists have torched the Umuchu Police Station, on the Umuchu-Achina road, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The arsonists stormed the station at about 3am on Sunday and burnt the station that was recently renovated by members of the Umuchu Improvement Union destroyed during the #EndSARS protest in 2020.
A source said the community leaders had renovated the station and its adjourning infrastructure and upgraded it to fit the status of a divisional police station before donating it to the Nigeria Police Force to help in the fight against insecurity in the area.
However, no life was lost just as the security operatives had vacated the station to another location after it was destroyed during the #EndSARS protest and were yet to return.
There was no police official on duty at the time of the Sunday attack.
The President-General, Umuchu Progressive Union, Charles Ezeabasili, said,
“This is disheartening and unfortunate.
“While the UIU has upgraded facilities at the police station and awaited the return of police personnel, the hoodlums are busy destroying, demolishing and burning down the facility meant for our own good. How do we progress?”
