Two officers were killed following a gunmen attack on the Umunze Police Station in Anambra State in the early hours of Monday, September 16, 2024.

A statement from the command’s spokesperson, Ikenga Tochukwu, noted that the officers paid the ultimate price in their attempt to resist the gunmen.

He added that five unexploded improvised explosive devices were recovered while a joint security operation is on the trail of the attackers.

The statement reads:

“The Joint Security Forces, comprising the Police, Army, Navy, Civil Defence, and other security agencies, recovered five unexploded improvised explosive devices and are pursuing members of the arsonist and armed secessionist groups, who attacked the Umunze Police Station in the early hours of today, September 16, 2024.

“The suspected armed proscribed group invaded the police facility with improvised explosives, firing sporadically, and part of the station caught fire. Unfortunately, two of the police operatives on duty during the gun battle paid the ultimate price in their efforts to prevent the assailants from causing further havoc. Their bodies have been recovered and taken to the morgue.

Nnaghe “Meanwhile, Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Obono Itam visited the scene for an on-the-spot assessment to reinforce and reassess security deployment. He calls on anyone with information that could aid the investigation to come forward and assures utmost confidentiality for any such information.”