Some Unknown gunmen have attacked the Nsukwa Divisional Police Station in the Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta state, killing three officers and a suspect.

Residents who don’t want their names in print told Independence news that the attack which occurred around 2 am on Sunday sent the people of the area into panic as gunshots rented the air for hours, forcing the residents to stay awake throughout the night.

According to the sources, we were awaken from sleep by sounds of gunshots of the unknown criminals and as a result of the incident they are now leaving in fear.

The sources revealed that four police officers were on guard when the incident occurred but three were shot dead, while others got injured.

They further revealed that several properties, including police motorcycles, exhibit vehicles, tricycles and haulage vehicles were all burnt by the criminals before they carted away police officers ammunitions.

When contacted, Acting Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Bright Edafe regretted the incident, saying the deceased officers didn’t include the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) as earlier speculated.

The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ari Muhammed Ali on his part, described the incident as a bad day for the command, but vowed to use all legal means available to bring the culprits to book.

According to him, “investigation has already commenced. We are getting useful information because we can’t rule out the possibility of having collaborators from those who have been perpetrating similar attacks in the South-East.

“The style of operation of the attack is very similar with what has been happening in the South-East. We will definitely get to the root of the unfortunate incident and bring the suspects to book,” he reiterated.