ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Some gunmen have reportedly bombed the Police Divisional Headquarters, in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, South-east Nigeria.
Residents of the community told newsmen that the hoodlums invaded the police facility in the early hours of Thursday and threw explosive devices into the facility.
One of the residents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that the hoodlums wanted to free some inmates in the facility.
However, he could not say if any inmate was eventually freed by the hoodlums during the attack.
When contacted on Thursday morning, the police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the attack.
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Okoye, a superintendent of police, said the explosive devices thrown by the attackers affected part of the police facility.
“Our operatives gallantly resisted the attackers, which made them flee,” he said.
The spokesperson also stated that no life was lost and that the hoodlums neither carted away weapons nor abducted any police operative during the attack.
He noted that police operatives were currently carrying out operations in the area to track down the hoodlums.