Anambra Police Command has confirmed the killing of two Police officers during an attack on Umunze Police station in the state.
Spokesperson for the Command,Superintendent of Police,SP Tchukwu Ikenga in a statement on Monday 16th September,2024 said the Joint Security Forces comprising of the Police, Army, Navy, Civil defence and other Security Agencies recover five unexploded improvised explosives and are on the trail of arsonist and armed successionist group members, who in the early hours of today 16/9/2024 attacked the Umunze Police Station.
SP Ikenga stated that the suspected Armed Proscribe Group invaded the Police Facility with improvised explosives, shooting sporadically and fire caught part of the Station. Unfortunately, two of the Police Operatives on duty during the gun battle in a bid to resist the assailants from causing more havoc, paid the supreme price. Their bodies have been recovered and taken to the morgue.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam has visited the scene, on a spot assessment to reinforce and reassess security deployment while calling on anyone who has any information that will aid the investigation to come forward.
CP Obono assured utmost confidentiality to any such information in that regard.
