3 Police Officers Killed As Gunmen Bomb Ogidi Police Area Command
Gunmen in the early hours of Saturday, 18th February, 2023, bombed the Police Area Command, Ogidi, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Report said no fewer than three police personnel were killed in the attack, leaving colossal damage to buildings and other valuables in the premises.
Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Tochukwu Ikenga who confirmed the report said the incident was still being accessed while police operations were still ongoing in the area.
Ikenga said,” Anambra State Police Command has reinforced security in the Idemili North area of the State following the attack on the Ogidi Area Command in the early hours of today (Saturday) 18/2/2023, where three police operatives paid the supreme price.
“The hoodlums started shooting sporadically on approaching the area command and threw IEDs and petrol bombs, gaining entrance. Unfortunately, the buildings in the police facility were affected.
“However, the Command observed with grave concern the loss of lives and valuables as a result of this attack, calls for calm as the police are resolute in depriving these criminal elements of the space, they desire to perpetrate their evil acts and enhance the safety of people’s lives and property in the state.
“Meanwhile, the incident is being accessed and Police operations are still ongoing,” he concluded.
