In the early hours of Thursday, the Anambra State Police Command foiled a gunman attack at the Nteje Divisional Headquarters in the state’s Oyi Local Government Area.
This was in response to a distress call received after the station was attacked by a deadly gang.
At around 3 a.m., the operation against the attack was led by Commissioner of Police, CP Echeng Echeng.
One of the gunmen was killed, and the rest of the gang fled the scene.
The operatives recovered one type O6 rifle, one magazine, and 53 live 5.56mm ammunition and charms.
“The Police Operatives decisively dealt with the assailants,” the Command said in a statement.
“During the gun duel, one of the gunmen was neutralised and due to the superior fire of the Police operatives, the other assailants fled the scene. The station was secured and all police operatives and arms are intact.
“The CP, while reiterating that the Command will not relent in delivering on its mandate on the protection of life and properties, commended the officers and men of the Command for their perseverance and painstaking efforts to weed out all criminal elements in the State.”