Some gunmen have attacked the Oba Police Divisional Headquarters in Idemili South Native Authorities Space of Anambra State.
It was gathered that the hoodlums, in giant numbers, invaded the police facility within the early hours of Tuesday and threw explosives on the police facility.
The hoodlums additionally attacked the Oba Civic Centre.
Some sources within the space advised our correspondent {that a} yet-to-be-identified police corporal was killed within the incident whereas others sustained various levels of harm.
The rationale for the assault has but to be ascertained, however it’s believed to be carried out by a secessionist group.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in an announcement on Tuesday.
Ikenga stated the hoodlums shot sporadically and threw petrol bombs, inflicting fires in some places of work and the civic centre.
Ikenga stated, “The Police-led Joint Safety Pressure comprising of the Military, Navy, Civil defence and different safety businesses are presently in a joint on-slaught operation inside Oba and its environments. Following, an assault within the early hours of in the present day 3/9/2024 on Oba Police Divisional Headquarters and Oba Civic Middle.
“The suspected armed secessionists’ group began taking pictures sporadically in an try to achieve entrance to the Police Station and threw petrol bombs on the safety facility which made a number of the places of work meet up with hearth together with the Oba Civic Middle.
“Sadly, a police corporal who was fatally wounded paid the supreme worth, whereas the fireplace was postpone with the assistance of different Cops on obligation and the Joint Safety responding workforce.”
He added that the Commissioner of Police within the state, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam whereas condemning the act, described the invasion of Safety services and hostility in the direction of safety brokers as an assault on the soul of a Nation and vows to convey these behind the unholy act to ebook.