Hoodlums Attack Anambra LG Headquarters, Police Station

Hoodlums numbering about 30 have reportedly set ablaze the Neni Police station as well as the headquarters of the Anaocha Local Government Area in Anambra state.

It was learnt that the gang who, were said to be heavily armed, stormed the area between 3am and 4am early Thursday and perpetrated the attack.

A source disclosed that the gangsters also whisked away some police operatives, including female police personnel at the police station.

Meanwhile, when contacted, the Anambra State Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga stated that although the hoodlums attacked the police station with Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, they however, did not take away any arms, and, did not whisky away any police personnel.

He stated that the hoodlums were successfully subdued by the superior fire-power of the operatives who engaged them, thereby forcing them to flee.