Two persons were feared dead yesterday when gunmen attacked the headquarters of Aguata local government area of Anambra State at Ekwulobia and set it ablaze.
Aguata is Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s local government.
This happened as the Anambra State House of Assembly confirmed the 20 Commissioner nominees presented to them by the state governor Professor Chukwuma Soludo penultimate week.
The attack came barely one week after the headquarters of Nnewi South local government area headquarters at Ukpor was similarly set ablaze.
An eyewitness said the hoodlums, who came in two vehicles, attacked the headquarters at about 3 pm.
The source said: “I don’t know the reason for the attack, but I saw two persons who must have died in the attack as they were being put into a pickup van.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the state, Mr Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the incident.
He said: “I’m aware of the incident. We have mobilized police operatives to the place. Firefighters and men of the Federal Road Safety Corps have also moved to the place.
“We are on top of the situation and we assure you that the hoodlums will not go unpunished”.
Another resident of the area who pleaded anonymity said,” Nobody should complain when Governor Soludo applies maximum force to fight criminal elements in our beloved state.
“Governor Soludo wants to restore the economy of our state and he is determined to actualize his transformation agenda in our state for the benefit of Ndi Anambra.
“He has shown demonstrable commitment to make peace in the circumstances, but it appears some people take peaceful disposition for granted”.
Recall that the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo had on Monday announced that he would grant amnesty to criminal elements in the state and called on Biafran agitators to come to a roundtable for dialogue.
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