The Anambra State Police Command in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area, was attacked by thugs in the early hours of Saturday, February 18, and three police officers have been confirmed dead as a result.
According to locals, the hoodlums rushed the police station, began shooting intermittently, and even launched explosive devices and petrol bombs into the police station before gaining entry, setting a section of the structure on fire.
Confirming the event, state police spokesman DSP Tochukwu Ikenga stated that the situation had been brought under control and that the Command was committed to improving the protection of life and property in the state.
Ikenga grieved the officers’ deaths and urged calm, noting that the police had increased security in the region to improve the safety of life and property in the state.
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Ikenga said, “The Anambra State Police Command has reinforced security in the Idemili North area of the state, following the attack on the Ogidi area command in the early hours of Saturday, February 18, 2023, where three policemen paid the supreme price.
“The hoodlums started shooting sporadically on approaching the area command and threw IEDs and petrol bombs, gaining entrance. Unfortunately, the buildings in the police facility were affected.
“However, the command observes with grave concern the loss of lives and valuables as a result of this attack and calls for calm. The police are resolute in depriving these criminal elements of the space in which they desire to perpetrate their evil acts. Meanwhile, the incident is being assessed and police operations are still ongoing.”
The southeastern part of Nigeria has been experiencing great insecurity after the arrest of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the IPOB.
Several men, tagged “Unknown Gunmen’, have been terrorising the region, claiming to be protesting for the release of their leader Nnamdi Kanu.
Nnamdi Kanu and the IPOB, through its spokesman, Emma Powerful, have denied connections with the gunmen.
Of the five southeastern states, Anambra State has been the most insecure, seeing several of its police stations, local government secretariat and INEC offices being burnt down by these ‘Unknown Gunmen’.