Gunmen have attacked a Police station in Atani, the headquarters of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State.
According to reports, the rampaging armed men, stormed the area in the wee hours of Wednesday, and immediately opened fire on the police facility.
Meanwhile, the spokesman of Anambra State police command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the attack in a telephone conversation.
He said, “The hoodlums came around 1 a.m., 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 and the hoodlums were successfully repelled, and the facility was saved.
“We have commenced intelligence already, and we hope to unravel the persons behind the attack,” Ikenga said.
