Suspected cultists have burnt the Ubulu-Uku Police Station in Aniocha-South council of Delta State.

Three suspects in the cell were set free, The Nation learnt.

It was gathered that a leader of a cult group was detained in the station and his gang members stormed it and released the suspect and others before setting the facility on fire.

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“The DCO’s (District Crime Officer) office was torched and part of the wall to the cell was broken. Some case files and two other offices were burnt, while there were no suspects,” a source said, asking not to be named.

Police spokesman Bright Edafe confirmed the incident but spoke only about a fire outbreak in the office of the District Crime Officer.

“There was a fire outbreak in the station. The DCO has confirmed that there was a fire outbreak at the station, but that the fire only burnt his office and one other,” he said.