Anambra church shooting: gunmen strikes again, kills policemen, civilian

Just one week after unknown gunmen attacked a Catholic church in Anambra on a Sunday morning, a fresh attack has been carried out on the Assemblies of God Church on the Oguta road Onitsha, Anambra State.

According to a report by Punch, the gunmen struck on Sunday, August 13, 2017 killing one policeman and a civilian.

It was also reported that the gunmen had stopped at the church, but on sighting some policemen at the church, opened fire on them.

“When the firing became too hot, the policemen abandoned their patrol vehicle and ran away for safety.

“The gunmen moved to their patrol van and took a gun belonging to the policeman they killed.

Another report stated that, “Gunmen on Okada (motorcycle) shot a policeman and collected his rifle. They also shot dead an Okada man while escaping, and the passenger he was carrying was injured. The policeman was the one armed among his colleagues; they were providing security while church service was going on at Assemblies of God Church, Oguta road Onitsha."

The State's Commissioner of Police, Garba Umar, has reportedly confirmed the incident to journalists.

source: pulseng