Gunmen in Anambra have attacked a police station, and took with them police AK 47 rifles. An eye witness in the area told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the hoodlums stormed the station in a black SUV Pajero Jeep around 2.30 a.m. and shot sporadically in the air.
The eyewitness said one of the three police men on duty at the station was injured while the other two took to their heels.
``When the gunmen realised that there was no counter fire, they invaded the station and freed two detainees before carting away 14 AK 47 rifles in the armoury,” the eyewitness said.
A NAN correspondent who visited the station, reports that the wall was riddled with bullets while some vehicles parked within the premises were damaged by bullets.
Mr John Nwelle, the Police Area Commander, later visited the scene of the attack to ascertain the extent of damage. Efforts by NAN to get the reaction of the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Emeka Chukwuemeka, proved abortive. In a related development, some gunmen last Monday attacked some policemen on patrol at Oraifite community in Ekwusigo local government council.
During the attack, three police officers were killed while six others fled. The gunmen also carted away some AK 47 rifles.
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