Gunmen on Monday attacked the Awada Police Station, near Obosi in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The Punch reported that the gunmen in large numbers invaded the police facility around 2:18 am on Monday and engaged the operatives on duty.
Three of the attackers were shot dead in the incident that lasted for hours, according to the report.
This comes less than 24 hours after the attack on the 3-3 Police Divisional Office in Oyi LGA. The Sunday attack was foiled by police operatives, with six of the attackers neutralised, according to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the State, Ikenga Tochukwu.
“Again, in the early hours of today, these hoodlums made another deadly attempt to burn down Awada Police Station, near Obosi, Anambra State,” a source was quoted as saying.
“The hoodlums were repelled by gallant security personnel with three members of the gang taken down after a hot exchange of gun battle.”
However, another source in the area said two of the police operatives, including the Divisional Police Officer, were also affected, according to the report.
The state police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, is yet to issue a statement on the attack.
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