Report has it that the police in Anambra state in conjunction with a combined team of sister agencies have foiled an attempted attack on the Police Divisional Headquarters, at Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Oyi LGA, popularly known as 33 police station.
In a release made available by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ikenga Toochukwu to newsmen in Awka on Sunday, confirmed the incident.
He said that the combined security team, made up of the Police and the military, on Sunday 19th February 2023 by 5:58 am, in a response to a distress call on an attack at 3 3 Police Divisional Headquarters, Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Oyi LGA, neutralized a gang of five armed men, recoverd two Ak47 rifles, one Toyota Sienna vehicle with Reg No Abuja ABC 848 EQ, charms and other incriminating items.
The statement stated that the notorious gang of five, who were armed with guns, IEDs, and petrol bombs, started shooting indiscriminately to gain entrance to the station and were engaged and resisted by gallant officers attached to the station.
During the gun duel, unfortunately, one police operative attached to the station was fatally wounded and an office in the facility was partially affected by the petrol bomb, the armed men threw inside the station. Ikenga said that also, one patrol vehicle parked in front of the station was set ablaze by the gunmen.
He however maintained that the situation was properly managed and the incident is still being currently assessed by the police in the state.
He concluded that Joint operations are still ongoing and further development shall be communicated to the public .
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