UNKNOWN gunmen this afternoon attacked Ajali Police Station in Orumba North Local Government Area and killed several policemen.
Eyewitnesses said the criminals stormed the police station in multiple vehicles and opened fire on the personnel.
They also set the facility on fire.
Footage of the attack that surfaced on social media showed the building on fire with people trapped inside.
The body of one police officer was seen on the floor with a bullet hole on his head.
However, the state police command has not confirmed the incident.
Today’s attack was the latest in Anambra with just 37 days to the state’s governorship election.
Between Sunday, September 26 to date, over 10 persons have been killed in various areas of the state, according to Governor Willie Obiano in a special broadcast after an emergency State Security Council meeting at the Governor’s lodge in Amawbia yesterday.
The arson attack happened a day after the murder of Dr. Chike Akunyili, the husband of the late former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dora Akunyili, and others in the state.
Condemned the attack on Dr Akunyili, the governor called on residents to join forces with security agencies to confront the common enemy and protect the state.
While condoling with the Akunyili family, as well as families of others who were killed in the attack, the governor placed a ₦20 million bounty on the perpetrators of the gruesome killing.
