Some gunmen attacked a police checkpoint along Ihiala-Uli road in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State on Tuesday morning. The attack, SaharaReporters gathered, happened around 10:30am. Some policemen were reported to have been killed during the attack while some sustained varies degrees of injury. Locals reported that the attack forced drivers and commuters to run for dear lives as the gunmen shoot indiscriminately to scare people away.
The attack forced drivers and commuters to run for dear lives as the gunmen shoot indiscriminately to scare people away.
The attack, SaharaReporters gathered, happened around 10:30am. Some policemen were reported to have been killed during the attack while some sustained varies degrees of injury. Some eyewitnesses told journalists in Awka that security operatives in the area ran away abandoning their station and duty post. They also removed their uniforms and took cover in nearby bushes and houses.
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