Anambra Police contain attack on station by gunmen, neutralise one

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have contained an attack by gunmen in one of the Command’s facilities in Ogidi.

This was disclosed in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu.

Tochukwu said the gallant officers, who contained the gunmen who set the facility ablaze, also killed one of the arsonists.

According to him, the incident happened at Ogidi Police Station in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state where the gunmen stormed about 2:15am on Monday with intent to set it ablaze.

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He disclosed that the hoodlums, who came in their numbers, with one unmarked Toyota Hiace bus, one Toyota Hilux and three motorcycles, started shooting indiscriminately when they got there and attempted to gain access into the state, but were resisted by the officers on duty, who confronted and engaged them in gun duel.

“They were fiercely resisted by Police officers on duty, and due to the superior gunfire of the operatives, the hoodlums fled the scene, while one of the armed men was neutralized by the operatives.

“The Police facility is intact and no casualty was recorded on the side of the Police,” Ikenga said.

While noting that the police also recovered many expanded cartridges and 25 litres of PMS abandoned by the gunmen at the scene; the Police spokesperson also said that the area had been reinforced by the Tactical teams of the Command, while Police operation was still ongoing in the area.