Anambra vigilante office, another police facility attacked in less than 7 days

Gunmen have attacked the Anambra State Vigilante office at Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state

Ozubulu police station was also attacked by the gunmen, but the attack was repelled by the officers.

Police spokesperson in the state, Ikenga Tochukwu, who confirmed the incident explained that the attack on the vigilante office was carried out around 7.00 p.m on Sunday.

According to the force spokesperson , “the hoodlums who came with a Toyota Sienna vehicle and motorcycles started shooting sporadically.

“Unfortunately two yet unidentified persons sustained gunshot injury”.

Tochukwu stressed that no 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

It will be recalled that last week, two police officers were killed during an attack on Obosi Police station, Idemili North local government area of Anambra State.

The gunmen also razed the station and two operational vehicles.

The government blamed a secessionist group, IPOB, and its security arm, ESN, for the attacks, however  the group denied responsibility for the attacks.