Photos: Police zonal headquarters razed by gunmen in Anambra

Unknown gunmen on Monday razed the zone 13 police headquarters in Ukpo, Anambra State, during a violent attack.

Though, details of the attack were still sketchy at the time of filing the report, it was, however learnt that the gunmen opened fire on police officers on duty.

No fewer than three cars were reportedly burnt as a result of petrol bombs they threw into the compound.

According to reports, the gunmen sneaked in through the bush around the area, tried to break in through the wall but the policemen engaged them and they ran away leaving their guns including the GMG they collected from the Navy.

The incident comes two weeks after the headquarters of the Imo police command was razed by unknown gunmen.

The attack comes amid the growing security incidents in Anambra State.

Apart from Anambra, other states in the southeast have been witnessing a spike in criminal attacks and targeted assault against security agencies.

The governor, Willie Obiano, had recently raised an alarm over the rising insecurity, emphasising that the state was under siege by criminals.

Governor Obiano said, “I call on everybody, irrespective of affiliations to come together and support government and security agencies to fight our common enemy. Those who seek to destroy what we have laboured to build must not be tolerated in any manner”