Ihiala Local Goverment Area Secretariat in Anambra State was in the early hours of Thursday,
razed down by unknown gun men.
Sources claimed that the gun men in their large number stormed the council area secretariat at
about 2.00am and killed the security guard on duty.
Dangerous weapons like Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Ak47 and otherr were freely used
during the night attack.
An official of council who pleaded for anonymity said that the entire structure is gone.
"Our LG is gone, they have finished everything, and the night guard was killed, this terrible,
there is no justification for this kind of destruction.
"Ihiala Local Goverment Area Secretariat is one of the oldest in the state with solid structures,
that has become history overnight, its unfortunate," she asserted.
The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Tochukwu Ikenga(DSP) has
confirmed the incident.
He said that the command got the information of the attack in the early hours of the day and
mobilized joint security team comprising the Army, police and other operatives to the place.
The PPRO said that one of the operatives neutralized one of the gunmem and recovered 40
pieces of live cartridges, fifteen 7.62mm Ak47 ammunition, knives, charms and other dangerous
weapons.
Our correspondent who visited the scene of the incident report that the entire Ihiala community
has been thrown into a panic mode because of the midnight attack.