Early on Wednesday morning, armed men stormed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Ojoto, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
According to a source, the attackers set fire to the commission's headquarters using improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
In the same local government district, in Nnobi, the gunmen also targeted a police station. They attacked a girl in a residence inside the police station, killing a boy.
It wasn't obvious how much damage had been done to the police station when this article was written.
The state police command's spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, verified the incidents in a press statement.
He estimated the attack's time at 1:45 AM on Wednesday, stating that many attackers arrived at the scene and were transported there in four Toyota Siennas.
He added that a large number of security people had been dispatched by the command around the state to prevent more attacks of this nature.
The release said, “Anambra State Police Command today, 1/2/2023, has reinforced security deployment in the state, following an attack on the INEC office in Idemili South, Ojoto and Nnobi Police Station.
“The hoodlums came in their numbers by 1:45 am today, 1/2/2023, with four unmarked Sienna vehicles armed with IEDs, petrol bombs and other explosives.
“They invaded the INEC office, the Police Station and the residential building in the station. Unfortunately, one boy aged 16 years a relative of a serving policeman in the station was murdered by the armed men, while the other, a female aged 15 years old sustained a gunshot injury. She has been taken to the hospital where she is receiving treatment.”