Four police officers were killed by unidentified gunmen at the Atani Divisional Police Station in Atani, Anambra State’s Ogbaru Local Government Area on Wednesday morning, Vanguard reports.
What happened: The gunmen launched an attack around 1 a.m., killing four law enforcement officers on duty including a female police officer.
What the police are saying:
The attack was confirmed by Tochukwu Ikenga, the state Police Public Relations Officer.
- “The hoodlums came around 1am, and unlucky for us, four police operatives paid the supreme price.
- The commissioner of police, CP Echeng Echeng on hearing of the attack immediately mobilized men of the command from various units to the area.
- “The hoodlums were still there when the CP personally led men of the command to the affected area, and the timely arrival saved the day as the hoodlums were successfully repelled and the facility was saved.
- “We have commenced intelligence gathering already and we hope to unravel the persons behind the attack”.
At the time of this report, no terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
