Monday 7 November 2016

Unknown armed men attack DPO and four others in Anambra

Tragedy climbed a high hill as unknown armed men numbering about 16, yesterday  stormed Ogidi police station, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State, and butchered the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Mr Hassan Musa, and four other police men with axes and machetes.
Reliable sources disclosed that the armed men tied white band on their heads when they stormed at about 9.00 pm on the fateful day.
The incident took all by surprise and attracted significant brutality as they beat  the armed policemen at the gate before gaining entrance into the station from where they made straight to the counter where the DPO was seen standing  and attending to official matter.
Reports had it that the assailants who were armed with axes and machetes, immediately axed the DPO on his shoulder and hand which made him to collapse. Four other policemen were also said to have been axed.
The DPO is currently placed on danger list at Iyienu Mission hospital Ogidi where he was rushed to when he collapsed.
Luck however ran out on one of the assailants as he was shot on the leg when they were escaping and arrested by the police.

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