The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the death of four people in a bomb explosion at the secretariat of the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Thursday.
The police spokesman in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident on a statement, said unknown gunmen had initially engaged the local vigilante guarding the secretariat in a gun duel before gaining entrance into the premises.
The police image maker said one of the gunmen and three vigilante operatives on duty were killed with one beheaded, while five buildings were set ablaze with IED and petrol bombs.
