Anti-election militants in large numbers have attacked the Awada Police Station, near Obosi in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The militants, who are championing no-election in the South-East, are working for a breakaway member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, now residing in Finland.
Sources confirmed that the hoodlums invaded the Awada Police facility around 2:18 am on Monday and engaged the operatives on duty but about three of the bandits were shot dead.
The details of the casualties on the side of the Police were still sketchy but a source confirmed that the Divisional Police Officer of the Awada Police Station was among the two personnel operatives killed.
In the early morning of Sunday, the Anambra State Police gunned down six of the hoodlums when they attacked the 3-3 Police Divisional Office in Oyi LGA, in the outskirts of Onitsha.
The militants had similarly attacked the Area Command of the Ogidi Police Station in the Idemili Local Government Area of the State last week. They have been attacking other facilities in the state including INEC office in Ihiala, Ihiala LGA.
A source said that the hoodlums started shooting sporadically as they approached the Police station, adding that the gunshots lasted for several hours.
The source said, “Again, in the early hours of today, these hoodlums made another deadly attempt to burn down Awada Police Station, near Obosi, Anambra State.
“The hoodlums were repelled by gallant security personnel with three members of the gang taken down after a hot exchange of gun battle.”
He added that two AK-47 were recovered with the vehicles used for the operation by the gang.
The State Police Spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, could not be reached for comments, as he did not respond to calls and text messages to his phone.
