Police killed one as gunmen attack station in Anambra

During an attack on the Ogidi Police Station in the state’s Idemili North Local Government Area, police in Anambra State killed one gunman.

DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the public relations representative for the state police command, informed the media of this in a press release.

Police officers prevented an attack by armed men on the Ogidi Police Station today, Wednesday, February 13, 2023, at 2:15 a.m. They also demobilized one of the armed men and recovered many spent cartridges and 25 liters of PMS.

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He claimed that at around two in the morning, a large group of hoodlums who were thought to be planning to torch the police station arrived on cars and motorcycles.

They arrived in large groups, accompanied by an unmarked Toyota Hiace bus, a Toyota Hilux, and three motorcycles. They began shooting randomly and made an attempt to enter the Ogidi Police Station in Idemili North.

Police officers on duty put up a fierce fight against them, and as a result of the operatives’ superior gunfire, the hoodlums fled the scene while one of the armed men was neutralized, he continued.

Ikenga stated that no casualties were reported on the side of the police and that the police facility is unharmed.

More information about their search for the perpetrators will be revealed later, he continued, noting that tactical teams of the command have been deployed and the operation is still ongoing.

In Anambra State, there has recently been a resurgence of attacks by unidentified individuals on police facilities and personnel.

Ihiala’s police station was recently attacked, and other areas like Obosi have also been hit.

The most recent incident involved the murder of three police officers from the Delta State Police Command who were in Abia State on official business.

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Three of the four men in the car were killed when the men were stopped in Ihiala.