Some yet-to-be-identified bandits have attacked a police station at Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing two members of the state vigilante service in the process.
The reason for the attack had yet to be ascertained but sources said the incident happened late on Friday.
According to sources in the area, the bandits were on their way to attack the police station when they met the vigilante operatives on patrol and immediately opened fire on them, killing two of them instantly.
Although there were contradicting figures as to the number of the vigilante operatives that were killed, while some sources said two, others said three.
It was reported that the hoodlums succeeded in throwing a petrol bomb into the police station, which set off a fire and affected the roof of the building.
The state police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incidents, but immediately added that they did not gain entrance into the police station as they were repelled by the police personnel on duty.
