Gun Totting Night Marauders Invade Anaocha Council Hq,

From Chuks Collins, 

Awka

March 28,2024 

Some hoodlums said to number about 30, according to eye witnesses invaded the Neni community, headquarters of Anaocha Local government. 

The hoodlums were said to have set the Divisional Police Headquarters there ablaze. They also torched the nearby Anaocha Council secretariat which stood adjacent the Divisional police Headquarters, Neni. 

The gangsters said to be very armed with assorted deadly weapons stormed the area around 3am today (Thursday). 

They made a noisy entrance shouting, “DPO must go. He has overstayed. He has stayed in Anaocha for over 15 years.”

Another source said they whisked away some police officers including female personnel at the station.

The Anaocha divisional police Headquarters according to residents of the area has become so notorious for inhuman treatment and extra judicial conducts. They were alleged to be good at arresting citizens for a sport without any reason other than for money. That the ugly trend was alleged to be fuelled because the DPO condoned and acquiesced the misconduct. 

However, the state police command said in a release on Wednesday that the Police Divisional headquarters, Neni, is still intact. It added that no life was lost in the incident just as no policeman was whisked away or arms taken away. 

According to the release made available to news by its spokesperson, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, the hoodlums threw IEDs into the police facility which touched 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."