KUALA LUMPUR: Constable Ahmad Azza Fahmi Azhar, who was killed while on duty in the attack at the Ulu Tiram police station in Johor, was a good son.
His older sister posted on Instagram that the family was in shock from the news over her brother's death, whose nickname was Ami. She asked the public to pray for her late brother.
"Why did you leave us, Ami? Thank you for being a good child.
"Give us the strength to face this trial, O Allah. Please recite the Al-Fatihah for my late brother," she said on the @i.shamimie account on IG.
She also wrote that "it was with great sadness that my younger brother Ahmad Azza Fahmi died this morning."
Earlier today, two policemen were killed, and another injured, after a masked intruder stormed the Ulu Tiram police station.
Johor police chief Commissioner M. Kumar confirmed the attack on the Ulu Tiram police station, which happened at 3am today. The attacker was shot dead at the scene.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Hussain said the suspect had stormed into the police station in Ulu Tiram is believed to have links to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI).
He said five members of the suspect's family have been arrested and JI material was found at the suspect's home.