Gunmen have burnt down the Police station in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area and killed two policemen.
Anambra State Police Command Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the attack and killing in a statement issued in Awka on Monday.
Ikenga said that the gunmen attacked the police facility with improvised explosives and also fired sporadic gunshots, starting a fire that burnt part of the station.
The PPRO said that during the attack, two police operatives on duty were killed when they attempted to resist the gunmen.
Ikenga stated that the bodies of the deceased policemen had been recovered and taken to the morgue.
He also noted that joint security forces, including the police, army and navy, among others, had recovered five unexploded improvised explosives.
Ikenga said that the Commissioner of Police in Anambra, CP Nnaghe Itam, had visited the scene for assessment.
He said that Itam called on anyone with information that could assist in the investigation to come forward, assuring them that such information would be treated confidential. (NAN)