ANAMBRA: GUNMEN KILL FOUR POLICEMEN, BURNT FOUR VEHICLES IN ANOTHER POLICE STATION ATTACK

REPORTER: UCHE NDEKE

Four policemen have lost their lives when gunmen attacked Awada Police Station in Idemilli North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The assailants, who threw Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) into the premises, set ablaze a section of the station, alongside one police patrol vehicle and three exhibit vehicles.

A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Tochukwu Ikenga, police operatives attached to Anambra State Command jointly engaged the assailants with troops from 302 Artillery Regiment of the Nigeria Army, wounded three members of the gang.

According to the statement, three Kalashnikov rifles and one Automatic Pump Action gun were recovered from them.

Other items said to have been recovered from the assailants were a brown Lexus 330 with registration number GWA 415BB ABJ, one unregistered KYMCO motorcycle suspected to be stolen property, charms and other incriminating items.

The statement notes that during a mop-up operation by police and military operatives, two male suspects believed to have participated in the attack were apprehended.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Echeng Echeng has visited the scene of the incident and ordered the immediate deployment of all the command’s operational investigative assets to track down fleeing members of the murderous gang.

The statement explainef that the Commissioner of police further appealed to residents of Awada and the people of Anambra State in general to remain calm as the police, in collaboration with sister agencies, would not rest on their oars until the criminal elements tormenting the state were brought to justice.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU