Two police officers have been killed in the early hours of Monday, 16th September 2024, following a gunmen attack on police station in Umunze, Orumba North Local Goverment Area of Anambra State.
A statement from the command’s spokesperson, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, noted that the officers were killed while trying to resist the gunmen.
The statement added that five unexploded improvised explosive devices were recovered while a joint security operation is on the trail of the attackers.
The statement reads:
“The Joint Security Forces, comprising the Police, Army, Navy, Civil Defence, and other security agencies, recovered five unexploded improvised explosive devices and are pursuing members of the arsonist and armed secessionist groups, who attacked the Umunze Police Station in the early hours of today, September 16, 2024.
“The suspected armed proscribed group invaded the police facility with improvised explosives, firing sporadically, and part of the station caught fire. Unfortunately, two of the police operatives on duty during the gun battle paid the ultimate price in their efforts to prevent the assailants from causing further havoc. Their bodies have been recovered and taken to the morgue.
“Meanwhile, Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam visited the scene for an on-the-spot assessment to reinforce and reassess security deployment. He calls on anyone with information that could aid the investigation to come forward and assures utmost confidentiality for any such information.”