Gunmen on Monday allegedly attacked the Police Area command in nnewi, Anambra State killing four policemen.
The attack was alleged to have been carried out by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The attack is believed to be a reprisal for the killing of two suspected members of the proscribed group on Sunday morning.
According to sources, the gunmen stormed the Police Area Command on Monday afternoon and engaged the security operatives in a fierce gunfight.
The gun duel with the assailants – who came to the police facility in about seven vehicles lasted for more than one hour.
This caused pandemonium among residents in the area who scampered to safety.
By the time a reinforcement from the Nigerian Navy arrived, according to witness, the gunmen had left.
The spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, said that the police battled the assailants and warded them off.
The military operatives were said to have gone after them but to no avail.
