Police foil gunmen attack on INEC officials

The police in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria, said they have foiled a planned attack on officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ukpor, a community in Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state.

The incident occurred on Thursday at about 5:35 p.m.

The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said the counter operation was carried out by a joint security team. But he did not give details of the security agencies involved in the operation.