From Uchenna Ezeadigwe
Awka
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force attached to Zone-13 Headquarters, Ukpo, Anambra State have repelled an attack on the Zonal Headquarters by criminal elements in the early hours of Monday.
Confirming the incident, Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Nwode Nkeiruka stated this in a press release made available to newsmen.
According to Nwode, “the attackers, who came in their numbers shooting sporadically in order to gain access to the facility, were repelled by police personnel on duty who showed profound gallantry in the face of the seemingly overwhelming attack”.
Following the inability of the attackers to access the facility, they threw petrol bombs and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on vehicles within the periphery of the Headquarters. One of the criminal elements was neutralized during the exchange of gunfire between the police and the attackers while many of the gang members escaped with gunshots injuries.
The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Police Command, CP Kuryas Monday who is also standing in for the Zonal Assistant Inspector General of Police, has commended the Police operatives for putting up a strong resistance against the attackers.
“The CP, supported by other senior officers from Zone-13 Headquarters and the State Command, is personally leading a special operation aimed at tracing, identifying and arresting the perpetrators to bring them to book. He also called on proprietors of private and public (including unorthodox) medical facilities in and around Anambra state to admit, but report anyone found seeking medical attention for bullet wounds and related injuries to the nearest police station”.
The CP has called on citizens in the State not to panic but to go about their lawful duties, while assuring of the command’s resolve to re-dominate, reclaim and secure all public spaces as directed by the Inspector General of Police.
