POLICE UNDER ATTACK: Gunmen Launch Deadly Assault

Gunmen unleashed a brutal attack on a police checkpoint beside the Nnobi Police Station in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, leaving a policeman dead.

The daring assault occurred by weekend, with the gunmen storming the checkpoint and killing the driver of a police vehicle.

According to a source in the area, “The hoodlums entered the community on Friday and lodged in a house close to the checkpoint.

They broke a wall, forced residents to open the gate, and collected their handsets, warning them not to raise the alarm or face being shot.”

This brazen attack comes less than three weeks after a similar incident on Omata-Nnobi Road in Nnewi, where gunmen killed a police officer and used an explosive device to launch the attack.

Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the attack, stating;
“One policeman was killed, and there’s an ongoing operation in the area on the Commissioner of Police’s orders. This is a stark reminder of the ultimate price security officers pay in the line of duty.”

The situation is under control, with an ongoing operation in the area. Further details are yet to be released.