Gunmen have attacked the office of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the office of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). in Nnewi, Anambra State.
According to eyewitnesses,the men drove from Owerri Road in four Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs), stopped at Emecourt Road Junction where they released some gunshots which made passersby scamper for safety before they headed to the offices to attack.
Newsmen gathered that they later drove through Nkwo Triangle Roundabout and moved towards Nnobi Road.
Military armoured vehicles later surfaced and drove around town passing through Emecourt Road, but there was no exchange of fire as the military and the gunmen did not meet.
The State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga confirmed that there was an incident in Nnewi, but refused to state categorically the offices involved.
RN