UPDATE: Gunmen attack police station in Abia, kill two officers

 • A police station in Abia was set ablaze on Monday, May 17

 • Two police officer were killed during the attacks

 • The Ubakala police station is located off the ever-busy Ubakala-Old Umuahia road

Some unknown gunmen in the early hours of Monday, May 17 torched the Ubakala police station in the Apumiri community, Ubakala in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State.

Channels TV confirmed that two police officers were killed as a result of the attacks. The slain officers were two males and their bodies have been deposited in the morgue.

The Ubakala police station is located off the ever-busy Ubakala-Old Umuahia road.

The Nations reports that vehicles within the premises were burnt while the police building was set ablaze.

The Commissioner of Police, Janet Agbede is yet to address newsmen about the incident.

Efforts by Channels TV to reach the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Geoffrey Ogbonna, proved abortive as his phone number was not reachable.

Security formations in the South-East have been targeted by gunmen of recent, with Abia State recording no fewer than three attacks on police formations in less than three weeks.