By Chikaodi Chukwuleta

Following yesterday’s attack on Umunze Police Station in Anambra State, Joint Security Forces comprising of the Police, Army, Navy, Civil Defence and other security agencies have recovered five unexploded improvised explosives.

According to a statement issued by the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Monday, the security agencies are also “on the trail of arsonist and armed successionist group members, who in the early hours of today 16/9/2024 attacked the Umunze Police Station.”

He said that the suspected armed proscribed group invaded the police facility with improvised explosives, shooting sporadically and fire caught part of the station.

“Unfortunately, two of the Police Operatives on duty during the gun battle in a bid to resist the assailants from causing more havoc, paid the supreme price. Their bodies have been recovered and taken to the morgue.

“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, visited the scene on a spot assessment to reinforce and reassess security deployment.”

The statement further disclosed that the Commissioner of Police called on anyone who has any information that will aid the investigation to come forward and also assured utmost confidentiality to anyone with information in that regard.