How armed robbers invaded our station and beat us up – Policeman

Some Police officers in Kaduna were caught unawares
yesterday when a gang of robbers invaded their station
and disarmed them of their weapons.
The Makarfi Divisional Police Station located in the
Makarfi Local Government Council area of the state
was under attack after the gang of men, numbering
almost 30, raided the station.
According to one of the officers: "I was just about to
go in and check some detainees when I heard gunshots.
I rushed out to be face-to-face with bandits in flowing
caftans, and some in tattered army uniforms shooting
into the air and ordering us to come out and lie down
on the road.
"They then started throwing explosives into the police
station. The ground was shaking. They later moved to
the bank (about 100 metres away) and started shooting
and throwing explosives. Some of the robbers were
standing over us, while the rest were at the bank.
"I don't know the time they all left because they left
one after the other. They may have been there for an
hour. Later, we saw a military vehicle with soldiers and
Mobile Policemen. We told them what happened and
they drove eastwards, also shooting into the air," he
said.
"As far as I know, no one was injured, though they beat
up some of us. I also heard they could not get any
money from the bank.
"I want you to please tell government to give us
surveillance and communication equipment. We are just
here facing danger everyday. If the armed robbers had
wanted, they could have killed all of us, because they
had better arms, and were more in number."
—Vanguard News