Unknown gunmen, on Wednesday invaded a local vigilante group in Uli, in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing one operative.
It was gathered that the assailants who stormed the security office on Wednesday, shot three officers on duty. While two sustained injuries, one died on the spot.
An eyewitness said the assailants set fire to the building as they engaged the security operatives in a gun battle.
The state police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident.
Ikenga said, “Our operatives recovered unexploded explosives and other incriminating items. But unfortunately, three local vigilantes were shot when they engaged the assailants during the attack.
“While two are currently responding to treatment, one person was confirmed dead by a doctor.”
