Gunmen attack vigilante office, burn vehicles in popular southeastern state

• Armed assailants attacked the bureau of vigilante operatives Umunze community, Orumba South section authorities country of Anambra state
• The gunmen burnt down 5 operational vehicles and immoderate parts of the gathering lodging the information operatives ablaze
• The onslaught occurred successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday, June 5, 2025, with 1 of the information operatives earnestly injured

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Anambra state - Unknown gunmen attacked the bureau of vigilante operatives and acceptable astir 5 operational vehicles and immoderate parts of the gathering lodging the information operatives ablaze successful Anambra state.

The incidental successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday, June 5, 2025, successful the Umunze community, Orumba South section authorities country of the state.

Gunmen onslaught the bureau of vigilante operatives successful Anambra state. Photo credit: Nigeria Police Force
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As reported by The Punch, an eyewitness said the assailants started shooting instantly aft they invaded the building.

“The hoodlums invaded the premises successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday and started shooting indiscriminately. The substance escalated erstwhile the information operatives, successful an effort to defy the gunmen during the weapon duel recorded a fatal wounded connected 1 of the information operatives.“About 5 operational vehicles were acceptable ablaze, and immoderate parts of the information bureau besides got burnt by the hoodlums, who aboriginal fled the country earlier the accomplishment of the police-led associated information force.”

The authorities constabulary spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the gunmen onslaught connected Friday, June 6, 225.

“The information operatives, successful an effort to defy the gunmen during the weapon duel, recorded a fatal wounded connected 1 of the information operatives. Some parts of the information bureau besides got burnt by the hoodlums.“Given the above, the police-led Joint Security Force has taken implicit the country and seeks the collaborative efforts of the section communities connected the ongoing onslaught operations successful the country to guarantee that those liable for the onslaught are held accountable."

Gunmen termination household of 4 successful Anambra

Recall that chartless assailants killed a household of four, including 3 females and an aged man, successful Isseke, Anambra State.

The Police spokesperson confirmed the tragedy, identifying the victims arsenic Ichie Kennedy Igboanugo's family. Investigations are ongoing, and the country has been secured.

The assemblage demands justness for the family, with residents expressing outrage and mourning the nonaccomplishment portion calling for swift enactment from the authorities.

Gunmen, information operatives gunned down successful Anambra

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Anambra authorities connected Thursday, May 15, 2025, came nether superior hostility erstwhile immoderate gunmen engaged information operatives.

Ikenga explained that the information operative responded to the gunmen's onslaught and gunned down 2 of them.

The constabulary spokesperson past lamented that 1 of the information officers was severely injured portion 1 of their vehicles was burnt.

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