Security personnel foiled an attempt by
about 50 armed men to forcefully gain control of the Enugu State
Government House in the early hours of Saturday.
Police officers, men of the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps and soldiers were among the security
operatives who....
shot several times at the invaders and prevented them
from gaining entry into the government house.
SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that one of the attackers was killed during the shoot-out and three others were arrested.
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sullivan Chime, Mr. Chukwudi Achife confirmed the incident.
He said the shoot-out lasted till about 4.30am, adding that no security personnel was injured during the attack.
Achife added that the arrested persons,
along with some of the weapons, have been handed over to the Enugu State
Police Command for further investigations.
A police source told our correspondent
that the attackers arrived the government house in seven buses and
parked about 400metres from the gate.
He said, “They carried flags with different inscriptions and insignia belonging to some secret cults.”
Culled - Punch
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