Gunmen attack police station in Anambra, kill officer

Gunmen attacked the Oba divisional police headquarters and civic centre in Idemili Local Government Area (LGA), Anambra State, on Tuesday, killing one police officer and injuring several others.

According to the state police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, the gunmen opened fire on the police station and threw petrol bombs, setting some offices ablaze.

The attackers were eventually repelled by police officers.

The commissioner of police, Nnaghe Obono Itam, condemned the attack, describing it as an attack on the nation’s soul.

He vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.

“The suspected armed secessionist group started shooting sporadically in an attempt to gain entrance to the police station and threw petrol bombs at the security facility, which made some of the offices catch up with fire including the Oba Civic Center,” the statement read.

“Unfortunately, a police corporal who was fatally wounded paid the supreme price, while the fire was put off with the help of other police officers on duty and the joint security responding team.

“The commissioner of police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, while condemning the act, described the invasion of Security facilities and hostility towards security agents as an attack on the soul of a nation and vows to bring those behind the unholy act to book.”