Gunmen have reportedly attacked a police command in Okigwe area of Umudim, Anambra state.
Confirming the development is the the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Tochukwu Ikenga, to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka, Anambra State on Monday.
According to Tochukwu, the police operatives were able to repel the attack by gunmen on the Nnewi Police command in Okigwe area of Umudim, Anambra state and he noted that the situation is under control.
The attack follows the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who promised to enforce a lockdown every Monday, from August 9, in the south-east until its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is released.
Speaking on the incident, a resident of the area who didn’t want to be named, told NAN that they heard heavy gunshots around the area command at about 2pm on Monday.
“We gathered that the shooting was between suspected unknown gunmen and police at Nnewi police area command and that caused pandemonium among the residents of Nnewi community,” the resident said.
The source added that the gunmen came in about seven vehicles to the police station and started shooting for over one hour.
The resident also claimed that the gunmen carted away arms at the station, adding that by the time reinforcement from a combined team of security agencies arrived, the attackers had left.
NAN
