For the umpteenth time gunmen have reportedly razed down another police station in Anambra early hours of Saturday, killing three policemen in the process.

Source confirmed how the hoodlums arrived in large numbers and began shooting sporadically as they approached the police station.

Eyewitness accounts disclosed how the hoodlums threw explosive devices and petrol bombs into the police building before gaining entrance, burning part of the building.

Confirming the incident, state police spokesman DSP Tochukwu Ikenga stated that the situation had been brought under control and that the Command was committed to improving the safety of life and property in the state.

Ikenga lamented the officers’ deaths and urged calm, adding that the police had increased security in the area to improve the safety of life and property in the state.

He said, “The Anambra State Police Command has reinforced security in the Idemili North area of the state, following the attack on the Ogidi area command in the early hours of Saturday, February 18, 2023, where three policemen paid the supreme price.

“The hoodlums started shooting sporadically on approaching the area command and threw IEDs and petrol bombs, gaining entrance. Unfortunately, the buildings in the police facility were affected.

“However, the command observes with grave concern the loss of lives and valuables as a result of this attack and calls for calm. The police are resolute in depriving these criminal elements of the space which they desire to perpetrate their evil acts. Meanwhile, the incident is being assessed and police operations are still ongoing.”