Fifty armed men attack Enugu State Government House, Nigeria

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An attempt by fifty armed men to take over Enugu state government house was foiled by Security personnel in the early hours of Saturday. Group of Police officers, Civil Defense Corps and soldiers were among the security operatives who defended the state and shot several times at the invaders to prevent them from gaining entry into the government house. Reports we are getting is that three of the gunmen were captured and one killed, no security personnel was injured during the attack. The capture men 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.” They were said to have told the security men to open the gate claiming that they were at the government house on a protest, When one the NSCDC officials opened the gate to ask why they decided to come in the night, one of the invaders made attempts to forcefully open the gate. Sensing that there was danger, the security operatives rushed out only to see many of them with machetes, giving orders to their members to move into the government house. The security operatives were able to chase them out after hours of shooting. They had pursued them from the government house premises into the Independence Layout but only succeeded in arresting three of the invaders. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sullivan Chime, Mr. Chukwudi Achife confirmed the incident. He said the shoot-out lasted till about 4.30am.