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…..Recover one AK 47 rifle, 30 rounds of ammunition, two magazines, four vehicles
Ibe Pascal Arogorn
The police in Anambra have repelled an attack by gunmen at Odata Central School, beside St Martin’s Church, Ihiala LGA on Tuesday morning.
Ikennga Tochukwu, the police spokesperson in Anambra said this in a press statement on Tuesday.
According to Ikennga, “the Police Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command, at 9:30am today, 12 October 2021, successfully repelled an attack at Odata Central School, beside St Martin’s Church, Ihiala. Exhibits recovered include: one AK 47 rifle; two magazines with 30 rounds of ammunition; one Lexus 350 Jeep, one Rav 4 Jeep, one Mercedes Benz and a Toyota Corolla.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the hoodlums started shooting sporadically while arriving Odata Central School but they were successfully repelled by Police operatives and military on ground. No casualty was recorded by the police.
“Meanwhile, normalcy has been restored and operations are ongoing in the area for possible arrest of fleeing gang members, ” the PPRO said.
