Gunmen on Thursday morning, bombed the headquarters of Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, leaving three vigilante operatives dead.
The incident happened at about 2 a.m as the gunmen reportedly threw Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) into the council headquarters, destroying properties and killing the security officials.
This has been confirmed by police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Thursday.
He said police operatives arrived in the area in response to a distress call at 2:55 a.m.
Ikenga added that the gunmen had already killed the three vigilante operatives and also beheaded one of them before the arrival of the operatives.
Five of the buildings in the secretariat were set ablaze by the gunmen with the IEDs and some petrol bombs, he said.
The buildings affected by the fire, according to sources in the community, include the administrative block of the council headquarters, a primary healthcare office and an office of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Others are the office of the National Youth Service Corps, an education office and an office of the National Civil Defense.
“One of the attackers was neutralized,” the police spokesperson said, adding that the presence of the operatives prevented the hoodlums from causing further damage.
