{"id":81070,"date":"2021-05-24T09:56:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T08:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=81070"},"modified":"2021-05-24T09:56:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T08:56:35","slug":"unknown-gunmen-attack-inec-secretariat-police-division-in-awka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/unknown-gunmen-attack-inec-secretariat-police-division-in-awka\/","title":{"rendered":"Unknown gunmen attack INEC secretariat, police division in Awka"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1700628578844043641\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Unknown gunmen <a dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Sunday evening<\/a>\u00a0attacked B Division of the Nigeria Police Divisional Station and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa, Anambra.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1621932324381000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE7p1XjOlNcR5THpj4eGXDlrW66Og\">Pointblanknews.com<\/a>\u00a0gathered that the fully armed attackers came in three Hilux trucks at about 8pm on Sunday, May 23.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">An eyewitness who almost ran into the troubled area located in between the popular Ekwueme Square, Awka said the bandits shot into the air close to one hour at B Police Division before proceeding to INEC office.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe eyewitness who spoke under condition of anonymity, said before proceeding to INEC, the gunmen drove to Aroma junction and shot in the air for about 10 minutes which made residents scamper for safety, before they headed down to INEC.<\/p>\n<p>Though the source said he could not speak on causality figure, he added that there was likelihood of collosal damage at both institutions with possible killings of human beings.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cI saw flames of fire going up from the police station and INEC offices, but I cannot say whether people were killed or not because I did not go closer,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">When contacted, Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Anambra said he had received information on the attack on his office,\u00a0 but that he could not officially comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need to get clear picture of what happened in my office before I can speak\u201d, he said.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In the same vein,\u00a0 DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) said he was still making contacts to get correct situation of things around the two federal institutions in the state.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unknown gunmen Sunday evening\u00a0attacked B Division of the Nigeria Police Divisional Station and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa, Anambra. 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