In the early hours of Sunday morning, it was reported that five gunmen and a police officer has died during a gun battle in a police station Nkwelle Ezunaka, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The latest development is coming less than 24 hours after two attacks were recorded at Ukpo and Ogidi where three policemen and soldiers injured.
A resident of the area, who put the time of attack around 3:30am, said the hoodlums came in their numbers and were dressed in “dark” clothing.
“The hoodlums arrival to the station followed a gun fire exchange between them and police officers at the station. We heard gun fire. It was intense. We also saw vehicles at the police station burning.
“The gun fire exchange resulted in the death of one police officer and two of the attackers were killed. One of the attackers is believed to have sustained an injury,” he said.
