GUNMEN ATTACK POLICE STATION IN OBA ANAMBRA STATE. (VIDEO/PHOTO).
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Gunmen attack police station in Oba, Anambra state
The Oba Police Divisional Headquarters in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State was attacked by gunmen suspected to be secessionists on Tuesday, resulting in the tragic death of one police corporal and injuries to others.
According to reports, the attackers also targeted the Oba Civic Centre, but the reason for the attack remains unclear.
Following the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed that a joint security force comprising the Army, Navy, Civil Defence, and other agencies is currently conducting a joint operation in Oba and its surroundings.
According to the PPRO, the armed secessionist group engaged in indiscriminate shooting and threw petrol bombs, causing fires in some offices and the civic centre.
He said partly in a statement, ”The Police-led Joint Security Force comprising the Army, Navy, Civil defence and other security agencies are currently in a joint on-slaught operation within Oba and its environments.
“Following, an attack in the early hours of today 3/9/2024 on Oba Police Divisional Headquarters and Oba Civic Centre. The suspected armed successionist group started shooting sporadically in an attempt to gain entrance to the Police Station and threw petrol bombs at the security facility which made some of the offices catch up with fire including the Oba Civic Centre
“Unfortunately, a police corporal who was fatally wounded paid the supreme price, while the fire was put out with the help of other police officers on duty and the Joint Security responding team.
In response to this, the police-led joint security force, along with other agencies, is working tirelessly to restore peace and security in Oba and its environs”.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, has strongly condemned the attack and emphasized that the invasion of security facilities and hostility towards security agents is an assault on the nation as a whole. He has vowed to bring those responsible to justice.
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