Home News Gunmen Attack INEC Office, Police Station In Anambra
News

Gunmen Attack INEC Office, Police Station In Anambra

Share
Share

Gunmen on Wednesday attacked the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Ojoto, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.

It was gathered that the hoodlums also attacked the Nnobi Police Station and a residential building within the station also in the Idemili South Local Government Area.

The hoodlums were said to have invaded the facilities at about 1:45am on Wednesday in 4 Sienna vehicles.

ATTENTION: Click HERE to join our WhatsApp group and receive News updates directly on your WhatsApp!

Although details of both attacks are still sketchy, a source however said they were repelled by security officers.

According to the source the armed men, while shooting, killed a 16-year-old boy, a relative of a serving policeman in the station, while another victim, a 15-year-old female, sustained a gunshot injury and had been taken to the hospital where she was receiving treatment.

The Anambra State police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, while confirming the incident said security had been reinforced in the areas, adding that the situation was still being monitored.

Ikenga said,

Anambra State Police Command today 1/2/2023 has reinforced security deployment in the state, following an attack on the INEC office in idemili South, Ojoto and Nnobi Police Station.

“The hoodlums came in their numbers by 1:45 am today 1/2/2023, with four unmarked Siena vehicles, armed with IEDs, petrol bombs and other explosives, invaded the INEC office, the police station and the residential building in the station.

“Unfortunately, one boy aged 16 years, a relative of a serving policeman in the station, was murdered by the armed men, while the other, a female aged 15 years old, sustained a gunshot injury. She has been taken to the hospital where she is receiving treatment.

“The situation is being monitored and further details shall be communicated, please.”

Share

Leave a comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Articles
News

Couple Receives 100 Lashes For Engaging In Premarital Sex In Indonesia

A man and a woman were publicly whipped 100 times each on...

News

IWC Western Zone Chairperson Survives Auto Crash, Receives IPF Support for Medical Treatment

The Ijaw Publishers’ Forum, IPF, has paid a solidarity visit to the...

News

Army Chief Oluyede Relocates To Benue With PSOs Over Herdsmen Killings, Attacks

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated...

Niger Workers Opposes Governor Bago's Palliative Committee
News

Niger State Govt Suspends Sallah Festivities Over Mokwa Flood

The Niger State government has directed a low-key Eid-el-Kabir celebration in response...

5win
RocketplayRocketplay casinoCasibom GirişJojobet GirişCasibom Giriş GüncelCasibom Giriş AdresiCandySpinzDafabet AppJeetwinRedbet SverigeViggoslotsCrazyBuzzer casinoCasibomJettbetKmsauto DownloadKmspico ActivatorSweet BonanzaCrazy TimeCrazy Time AppPlinko AppSugar rush