Unknown gunmen on Wednesday morning, February 1, attacked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC office in Ojoto, Idemili South Local Government Area.
The gunmen were said to have come with IEDs, Petrol bombs and other explosives to attack the INEC facility.
The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga in a statement released confirmed the attack.
He said the attack happened at about 1:45 am on Wednesday, confirming that the attackers came in huge numbers and arrived in four Toyota Sienna vehicles.
The statement reads: “Anambra State Police Command today 1/2/2023 has reinforced security deployment in the state, following an attack on the INEC office in idemili south, Ojoto and Nnobi Police Station.
“The hoodlums came in their numbers by 1:45 am today 1/2/2023, with four unmarked Sienna vehicles, armed with IEDs, Petrol bombs and other explosives.
“They invaded the INEC office, the Police Station and the residential building in the station. Unfortunately, one boy aged 16 years a relative of a serving policeman in the station was murdered by the armed men, while the other, a female aged 15 years old sustained a gunshot injury. She has been taken to the hospital where she is receiving treatment.’
