Breaking: Unknown Gunmen Burn Police Station in Anambra Community
- The residents of Ihiala community in Anambra state have been put in a state of pandemonium following a tragic incident
- It was gathered that some unknown gunmen invaded the community and launched an attack on the police station in the area
- The police station was immediately razed down with fire by the suspected gunmen
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Anambra, Ihiala - There is currently unease, tension, and uncertainty in Ihiala community of Ihiala local government area of Anambra State, as unknown hoodlums set the divisional police headquarters in the area on fire.
Legit.ng's regional reporter in Anambra, Mokwugwo Solomon, reported that the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, December 28, 2022; when gunmen, in their numbers, reportedly stormed the Divisional headquarters, shoot sporadically, and scared police officers on duty, before setting the building on fire.
Source: UGC
The motive behind the development could not be known at the time of filing this report.
It was not also clear whether the hoodlums went away with police ammunition; but it was gathered that the inferno destroyed the building, property, and official documents worth several millions of naira.
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This put resident of the Ihiala community in a state of mourning following the outcome of the tragic incident.
Anambra police command yet to confirm incident
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) at Anambra State Command, Mr Tochukwu Ikenga, neither took his call nor responded to the text message sent to his line concerning the development.
Meanwhile, a former President General of Ihiala Progress Union (IPU), Chief Okey Chukwu, confirmed the development to Legit.ng.
A member of the Ihiala royal cabinet, who pleaded anonymity for security reasons, also confirmed the development.
Tension erupts in popular Southeast state as gunmen invade community, kill one
Similarly, Ebonyi state, one of the top southeast states in Nigeria has become the hotbed of a series of attacks in recent times.
This is as unknown gunmen have continued to trouble the peace of residents in the state as well as unsettle their businesses.
Apart from burning the INEC facilities in recent times in the state, unknown gunmen have continued to invade communities and burn down houses.
Source: Legit.ng
