Panic As Gunmen Attack Police Station In Anambra, Kill Two Inspectors, Free Detainees

Panic As Gunmen Attack Police Station In Anambra, Kill Two Inspectors, Free Detainees

Unknown gunmen on Wednesday night invaded Obosi police station in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing two police officers and freeing all detainees in the cell.

The attack happened barely 24 hours after the new Commissioner of Police, Mr Christopher Adetokumbo Owolabi, assumed office.

A source at the affected police station told journalists that the gunmen attacked the station late on Wednesday night, killing two Inspectors while all the detainees in the cell were freed before razing down the police station.

When contacted, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the incident, adding that the police commissioner has sent a team to the scene of the incident to unravel the circumstances behind the attack.