16-year-old killed as gunmen attack police station, INEC office in Anambra

Gunmen have attacked the Idemili South LG office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra state.

The gunmen were also said to have attacked the Nnobi police station.

A teenager was killed while another sustained gunshot injury in the police station attack.

Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesperson of the Anambra police command, confirmed the incident.

Ikenga said the attack took place in the wee hours of the Wednesday.

“The hoodlums, who came in their numbers at about 1:45 a.m. today with four unmarked Sienna cars, armed with improvised explosive devices, petrol bombs, invaded the INEC office, the police station and a residential building within the station,” he said.

“Unfortunately, a 16-year-old relative of a serving policeman in the station was murdered by the armed men while another 15-year-old girl sustained gunshot injury.”

The Anambra police spokesperson said that the injured girl was taken to a hospital for treatment.

He said the police command has reinforced security deployment in the state following the attack.