Gunmen early Thursday morning invaded and bombed the headquarters of Ihiala Local Government Area (LGA) in Anambra state.
Blueprint gathered that they initially engaged local vigilante operatives, subdued and killed three.
While the incident, Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, said one of the hoodlums and three vigilante operatives on duty were killed with one beheaded.
He added that five buildings were set ablaze with IED and petrol bombs, bodies of the victims recovered, while joint operations is ongoing
According to him: “Following the Police/Military operations ongoing in ihaila and its neighboring town, the Operatives responding to a distress call at about 2:55 am, today 12/1/2023 of an attack on Ihiala local government headquarters, neutralise one of the attackers, recovered two locally made IED luncher, seven undenoted IED, forty pieces of live cartridges, fifteen live 7.62MM Ak47 ammunition, knives, charms, and other dangerous weapons.
“The attackers had already murdered, three vigilante operatives on duty, beheaded one and set five buildings ablaze with IED and petrol bombs.
“The joint force operatives engaged the arsonist/attackers, and obstructed them from causing further damages, while some escaped with bullet wounds.”
Gunmen in similar fashion in 2022 set Aguata LGA in Anambra on fire, but no life was reportedly lost.
