A police corporal has been killed following the attack and bombing of Police Divisional Headquarters in Oba, Idemili South LGA, Anambra State on Tuesday morning by suspected secessionist gunmen.
The gunmen also attacked the Oba Civic Centre managed by the Town Union while further casualties are yet to be ascertained.
Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement.
Ikenga said, “A joint security force comprising the Army, Navy, Civil Defence, and other agencies is currently conducting a joint operation in Oba and its environs.”
He said the suspected armed secessionist group shot sporadically and threw petrol bombs, causing fires in some offices and the civic centre.
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