Gunmen stormed a police station in Anaku, Ayamelum Local Government Area, Anambra State, in the early hours of Wednesday.
The shooters were thwarted by on-duty police officers, who forced them to escape.
The attackers tossed a locally produced bomb into the complex after being successfully repulsed, according to DSP Toochukwu Ikenga of the Anambra State Police Command, who verified the event.
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He said that Anambra police are more motivated than ever to safeguard all of their institutions from assaults and to confront the perpetrators.
He said: “The Anambra police operatives are more firm and courageous, following the successful repelling of an attack in the early hours of today 20/4/2022 at Anaku divisional headquarters.
“The operatives stood firm and engaged the hoodlums which made them flee the scene. Also, the miscreants in a bid to escape threw bonfires inside the station and it affected three police operational vehicles. No casualty on part of the police and all police arms are intact.”
“Meanwhile, police reinforcement is already there, the operation is still ongoing and further details shall be communicated,”.
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