A band of unknown gunmen on Tuesday struck at Oba town in Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State, kìlling a police Corporal, razed police station and a civic centre before fleeing the area.
The attackers suspected to be members of secessionist group said to be behind the waves of kidnapping for ransom, attacks on security infrastructure and kìlling of security personnel in the Southeast geopolitical zone, were said to stormed the Oba Police Station and petrol – bombed it leading to explosion and burning of the offices.
The Daily Crucible learnt that the armed secessionist group attacked the station with bombs and heavily loaded firearms and set the police station ablaze.
They also torched a nearby civic centre in the area on fire.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the incident and said a combined security team comprising the police, military and others have been deployed to the area to track the perpetrators.
“The Police-led Joint Security Force comprising of the Army, Navy, Civil defence and other security agencies are currently in a joint onslaught operation within Oba and its environments. Following, an attack in the early hours of today 3/9/2024 on Oba Police Divisional Headquarters and Oba Civic Center.
“The suspected armed secessionist group started shooting sporadically in an attempt to gain entrance to the Police Station and threw petrol bombs at the security facility which made some of the offices catch up with fire including the Oba Civic Center.
“Unfortunately, a police corporal who was fatally wounded paid the supreme price, while the fire was put off with the help of other Police officers on duty and the Joint Security responding team.
“The Commissioner of Police (CP) Nnaghe Obono Itam while condemning the act, described the invasion of security facilities and hostility towards security agents as an attack on the soul of a nation and vows to bring those behind the unholy act to book,” Ikenga stated.
