A resident said the gunmen overpowered the police and carted away weapons from the police facility.
The police in Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east, have confirmed a gun attack on a police facility in the state.
A police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, said the police, however, were able to repel the attack, which occurred in the afternoon at Nnewi Police Area Command on the Okigwe Road, Umudim, Nnewi. Mr Ikenga, a deputy superintendent of police, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday that the police and other security agencies in Anambra State had responded immediately to the incident to ensure that there was adequate security and that the situation was under control
A resident of the area told NAN that they heard heavy gunshots around the area command at about 2 p.m. on Monday. “We gathered that the shooting was between suspected unknown gunmen and police at Nnewi Police Area Command and that caused pandemonium amongst the residents of Nnewi community,” the resident said.
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