The Cross River State Command of the Federal Fire Service, FFS, has confirmed an attack on its fire truck and personnel during an operation in Calabar, the state capital.
Confirming the incident, the Commanding Officer, Olumayowa Olomola, on Tuesday in Calabar, disclosed that five personnel of the service were injured during the attack by some disgruntled members of the public.
“Officials of the federal fire service were attacked, and a fire appliance vandalised around the Goldie axis of Calabar metropolis while responding to a fire incident.
“We hear that they misunderstood us to be from the state fire service, which they accused of delayed response.
“We were called by the Cross River Fire Service to respond. This is after they complained of lacking the capacity to respond,” she said.
According to her, the personnel could not disembark to extinguish the fire because of the attack, stating that the state government had yet to fulfill its promise of providing medical support for the injured personnel.
The Commanding Officer added that the matter had been properly reported to the law enforcement agencies in order to apprehend those behind the acts.
Federal Fire Service men attacked in Calabar, truck vandalised
