Anambra: Another three killed as hoodlums attack police station

No fewer than three police officers were killed when gunmen attacked the Ogidi Area Command of the Nigeria Police in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

It was gathered that the masked hoodlums invaded the police facility in large numbers in the early hours of Saturday.

The Ogidi attack made it the sixth attack carried out on police facilities in Anambra in February 2023.

Sources in the area said the hoodlums started shooting indiscriminately on approaching the police station and threw explosive devices and petrol bombs into the police building before gaining access.

When our correspondent visited the area on Saturday, residents were seen lamenting the midnight attack in groups.

One of the landlords in the area, who gave his name as Chief John Ezeudo, expressed worry that the sudden upsurge in attacks on facilities belonging to security agencies in the state had yet to be addressed.

Ezeudo said, “The continuous attacks on facilities belonging to the security agencies and their inability to halt the sudden upsurge has given the hoodlums the impunity to continue the attack. The midnight attack threw the community into panic and fear and kept us awake all night. Punch