The armed hoodlums numbering about 30 also attacked and burnt the Anaocha Local Government secretariat.

Hoodlums in the early hours of Thursday attacked Neni Police Station in the Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State with Improvised Explosive Devices, setting the police station ablaze.

The armed hoodlums numbering about 30 also attacked and burnt the Anaocha Local Government secretariat.

It was gathered that the arsonists stormed the area between 3 am and 4 am on Thursday, throwing the explosive devices inside.

Some sources claimed that the hoodlums whisked away some police operatives, including a female police officer at the police station, but the spokesman for the state police command debunked the claim in an interview with SaharaReporters.

The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident to SaharaReporters, said the hoodlums attacked the police station with IEDs but did not abduct any police officer or take away any arms.

The police spokesperson said, No life was lost, no policeman was whisked away and no arm was taken away. Instead, the hoodlums threw IEDs into the police facility which torched part of the building. 

Our operatives'' gallantry resisted the attackers which made them flee. Operations are still ongoing and further development shall be communicated, please.

Ikenga did not however provide the details of damage caused at the local government headquarters by the hoodlums.

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