Five officers and soldier killed during attack on police station
Police in the Eastern Cape have confirmed that five police officers and a soldier were killed after gunmen stormed a police station in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Police spokesperson, Khaya Tonjeni says an unknown number of armed men stormed the police station in the town of Ngcobo.
JUST IN: #PoliceAttack Five police officers have been killed after gunmen attacked the #policestation in the small town of Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape. pic.twitter.com/T6ZdlKTzbt
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) February 21, 2018
"We cannot confirm the number, we think anything between the number five and ten."
Officers on duty during the attack are receiving trauma counselling.
"The officers were on duty when the attack happened. They were there, also involved."
According to Tonjeni, some of the officers were transported to a different location, where they were killed.
"They stormed into the police station and guns pointed at our members. Took some of them into one vehicle. They started shooting. One was shot in the vehicle, and two others were taken to a different destination."
Shocked and outraged by the reported killings of 5 police officers at eNgcobo in Eastern Cape. The killing of our law enforcement officers robs us of dedicated servants of our people whose only sin was to serve and protect.
— Min of Police: Mr Fearfokkol (@MbalulaFikile) February 21, 2018
Sad and tragic loss to their families.