By Esther Ibe, Owerri
At least two persons were killed on Friday, as gunmen attacked the Staff of Nigeria Prisons Service, Awka who were escorting inmates to court in Ekwulobia.
It was not immediately gathered what happened to the prisoners some whom were suspected to have escaped.
Meanwhile, some policemen have been feared killed again in Anambra Another number of policemen have been feared killed by gunmen in Ekwulobia in a separate attack.
But the attempt to set the police station ablaze was repelled by the policemen on duty at 4am on Friday.
The attack came barely 12 hours after the hoodlums killed some policemen at Neni and three naval ratings at Awkuzu on Thursday evening in a similar style
The attack on Ekwulobia Station was confirmed to THE NATION by Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu
However, he said efforts to burn down the rebuilt police station by the hoodlums were repelled by the gallant men on duty.
On the number of policemen killed by the assailants, he said nobody was sure if there were any killings, adding Command was still expecting further reports.