Gunmen in their numbers, on Saturday, besieged the Ogbaru Local Government Secretariat in Anambra State, attacked and destroyed four patrol vehicles.
This was contained in a statement by the Anambra State Police Command, spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga. According to him, the attack took place on Saturday morning.
He said, “The attack, which resulted in the destruction of four patrol vehicles belonging to the vigilantes, has been described as an act of cowardice. Notably, there were no casualties.”
The police spokesman stated that the assailants came in large numbers on motorcycles and a vehicle. On alighting from the motorcycles and vehicle they stated shooting indiscriminately.
“However, they faced strong resistance from the Vigilante Operatives until the police response team arrived. Due to the superior firepower of the security operatives, the gunmen fled the scene.
“Unfortunately, four operational vehicles of the security operatives were engulfed in flames and severely damaged,” he said.
Ikenga added, “In response to this incident, the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations led a joint security force comprising the Army, Navy, and other security agencies to the scene for an on-the-spot assessment. Ongoing onslaught operations are being carried out to apprehend the culprits.”
source: Channels TV
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