Unknown Gunmen Attack Awada Police Station Killing Four Police Officers
There is panic in the Idelimi North local
government area of Anambra state as Unknown gunmen attacked the police station
in Awada. They attacked in the early hours of Monday, February 20 using
Improvised Explosive devices (IEDs) and automatic firearms.
DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson to the state police
command stated that operatives attached to the state police command engaged the
assailants jointly with troops from the 302 Artillery Regiment of the Nigeria
Army in a gun duel. According to him, three of the assailants were fatally
wounded. Some items recovered include three Kalashnikov rifles and one
Automatic Pump Action gun.
According to DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, other items recovered include a brown Lexus 330 with
reg no. GWA 415BB ABJ, one unregistered KYMCO motorcycle suspected to be stolen
properties, charms, and other incriminating items.
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A mop-up operation carried out by
police/military led to the arrest of two male suspects who are believed to have
participated in the attack. Sad to say, four police officers lost their lives
in the attack. One police patrol vehicle and three exhibit vehicles parked in
the premises were set ablaze by petrol bombs thrown into the station by the
assailants.'' he said
Tochukwu added that the CP
of the state CP Echeng E. Echeng has visited the area and after conducting spot
assessments ordered the immediate deployment of all command operational/investigative
assets to track down fleeing members of the outlawed gang.
He went further to say that
the police chief has appealed to the residents of Awada and the good people of
Anambra state to remain calm as men of the Nigerian police in collaboration
with sister agencies will not rest on their oars until the criminal elements
tormenting the state are brought to book.
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