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Gunmen early Wednesday morning attacked the workplace of the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC, in Ojoto, Idemili South Native Authorities Space of Anambra State.
A supply mentioned the hoodlums burnt the fee’s headquarters utilizing Improvised Explosive Gadgets, IEDs.
The gunmen additionally attacked a police station in Nnobi, in the identical native authorities space, and a residential constructing contained in the station, the place they killed a boy, and injured a lady.
The extent of injury within the police station was, nevertheless, not but ascertained on the time of this report.
The state police command’s spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incidents in a press assertion.
He mentioned the assault occurred at about 1:45 am on Wednesday, confirming that the attackers got here in large numbers, and we have been ferried to the scenes of the incidents in 4 Toyota Sienna automobiles.
He added that the command had closely deployed safety personnel across the state to forestall such assaults elsewhere.
The discharge learn: “Anambra State Police Command right this moment, 1/2/2023 has bolstered safety deployment within the state, following an assault on the INEC workplace in Idemili South, Ojoto and Nnobi Police Station.
“The hoodlums got here of their numbers by 1:45 am right this moment 1/2/2023, with 4 unmarked Sienna automobiles armed with IEDs, petrol bombs and different explosives.
“They invaded the INEC workplace, the Police Station and the residential constructing within the station. Sadly, one boy aged 16 years a relative of a serving policeman within the station was murdered by the armed males, whereas the opposite, a feminine aged 15 years outdated sustained a gunshot damage. She has been taken to the hospital the place she is receiving remedy.”
