JUST IN: Hoodlums attack council HQs, burn police station in Anambra

Armed assailants also allegedly ignited flames at the Anaocha Local Government Headquarters, chanting hostile songs directed at the Divisional Police Officer .

According to sources, the assault on the local government headquarters occurred between 3 am and 4 am today . He stated that though the hoodlums attacked the police station with IEDs , they however, did not take away any arms, and did not whisk away any police personnel.He said the hoodlums were successfully repelled by the superior firepower of the police operatives who engaged them and forced them to flee.He further said the police operations were still ongoing in the area as of the time he was reacting to the development.

A resident, who preferred anonymity, informed The Nation that gunmen had been conducting operations in several villages unknown to many, suggesting that Anambra was not as secure as some had assumed.

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