Crime
Police repel gunmen attack on Ihiala police station, recover rifle
The Police in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Wednesday disclosed that operatives of the state command repelled an attack by some gunmen on Ihiala police divisional headquarters and recovered an abandoned AK-47 rifle.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Wednesday, stated: “Our operatives in the early hours of today engaged some gunmen who attacked Ihiala police divisional headquarters and recovered one abandoned AK-47 rifle.
“The gunmen escaped the scene due to the superior fire of the police operatives although no casualty was recorded.
“Unfortunately, the explosives the gunmen threw inside the police station had already ignited fire that affected the building.”
Ikenga assured that security operation was still ongoing in the area, promising that further details would be communicated to the public.
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