Hoodlums have attacked a police station at Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing two state vigilante members.
While the reason for the attack is yet unknown, the Anambra State Police Command’s spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incidents, while adding that the hoodlums did not gain entrance into the police station as they were repelled by the police personnel on duty.
Ikenga said, “On Friday, by 11:30 pm, police operatives attached to Abagana police station resisted gunmen’s attack on the station and forestall the attackers from gaining entrance to the police facility.
“The gunmen had earlier attacked, Anambra State Vigilante Operatives on patrol, murdered two of their operatives, and on approaching the Abagana Police Station, started shooting sporadically to gain entrance to the police station.
“The police operatives engaged the armed men in a gun duel, due to the superior fire of the police and in a bid for the gunmen to flee the scene, threw a petrol bomb into the station, which ignited the fire and affected the roof of an old building in the station.
“The fire service operatives responded swiftly and put off the fire.
“Meanwhile, patrols have been intensified in the area and within the state, further, development shall be communicated, please.”
The PUNCH reported that an unnamed source disclosed that the incident happened late on Friday, explaining that it was a “bloody night” as the hoodlums started shooting sporadically as they approached the police station in order to gain entrance, while the security personnel also engaged them in a hot exchange of gun duel, which lasted over 45 minutes.
The source claimed, “The hoodlums came in their large number, shot three vigilante operatives who were on patrol and then drove down and stopped in front of the police station and vigilante office.
“They set the inmates free and set the facilities ablaze.”
