Gunmen
have attacked the Anambra State Vigilante office at Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local
Government Area in a spate of insecurity in the state.
Ozubulu police station was also
attacked by the gunmen but the attack was repelled by the officers.
Confirming the incident, police
spokesperson in the state, Ikenga Tochukwu said the attack on the vigilante
office was carried out around 7.00 p.m on Sunday.
“The hoodlums who came with a
Toyota Sienna vehicle and motorcycles started shooting sporadically.
“Unfortunately two yet
unidentified persons sustained gunshot injury,” Tochukwu said.
He added that no police officer
sustained an injury during the attack on the police station and the police
building is secure and safe.
“Meanwhile the hoodlums in a bid
to escape set ablaze a Toyota Corolla parked not very far from the station. An
investigation is ongoing and efforts are in top gear to arrest the perpetrators
of the ugly act. However, normalcy has been restored in the area,” he added.
Last week, two police officers
were killed during an attack on Obosi Police station, Idemili North local government
area of Anambra State.
They also razed the station and
two operational vehicles.
The attacks are the latest in
the series of attacks on security facilities and officials in the southeast
region of the country.
The government blamed a
secessionist group, IPOB, and its security arm, ESN, for the attacks but the
group denies responsibility for the attacks.
Source: channelstv.com
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