A group of gunmen has attacked a police checkpoint beside the Nnobi Police Station, alongside Nnobi/Nkpor Street in Idemili South Native Authorities Space of Anambra State.
Our correspondent gathered that the assault came about late on Friday after the hoodlums have been mentioned to have laid siege to the world.
The most recent assault got here lower than three weeks after some gunmen, in the same method, attacked a police checkpoint on Omata-Nnobi Street in neighbouring Nnewi, Nnewi North Native Authorities Space of the State, and through which one police officer was additionally gunned down by the hoodlums, who additionally used an explosive system to launch the assault.
A supply within the space mentioned throughout the assault, one of many policemen was killed, including that the deceased police officer was mentioned to be the driving force of one of many police automobiles.
The supply mentioned, “The hoodlums entered the group on Friday and had lodged in a home near the checkpoint. They broke a wall via which they entered the compound and compelled the residents to open the gate to drive of their vehicles.
“They have been additionally mentioned to have collected the handsets belonging to the residents and compelled them right into a room and warned them to not increase the alarm failing which they might be shot.”
When contacted, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the assault.
Ikenga additionally disclosed that the scenario was underneath management as there was an operation was presently being carried out within the space on the directive of the State Police commissioner, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam.
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