Hoodlums have set fire to Umuchu police station in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra state.

The spokesperson of the state police command, Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident said the station was under renovation at the time of the incident.

The facility was said to have been destroyed during the EndSARS protest in 2020 and is just being rebuilt by the community leaders.

The attack on Umuchu station comes less than two weeks after some gunmen attacked the Ihiala divisional headquarters with explosives.