Two police officers were killed when gunmen stormed the Umunze Police Station in the Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
According to information obtained, the gunmen broke into the station early on Monday, September 16, 2024, firing randomly into the air before forcibly entering the building.
While some areas of the property were set on fire by improvised explosive devices, the police officers were shot dead.
Five detonated IEDs were found at the scene by joint security personnel, according to SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the State Police Command spokesperson who verified the occurrence.
The PPRO reports that there is an ongoing manhunt for the arsonists and a clearance operation on a known criminal camp in the region.
“The Joint Security Forces comprising of the Police, Army, Navy, Civil defence and other Security Agencies recover five unexploded improvised explosives and are on the trail of arsonist and armed secessionist group members, who in the early hours of today 16/9/2024 attacked the Umunze Police Station,” the statement read.
“The suspected Armed Proscribe Group invaded the Police Facility with improvised explosives, shooting sporadically and fire caught part of the Station.
“Unfortunately, two of the Police Operatives on duty during the gun battle in a bid to resist the assailants from causing more havoc, paid the supreme price. Their bodies have been recovered and taken to the morgue.
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, visited the scene, on a spot assessment to reinforce and reassess security deployment, calls on anyone who has any information that will aid the investigation to come forward.
“He also assures utmost confidentiality to any such information in this regard.”
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