Four police officers were killed Wednesday when gunmen attacked Atani Divisional Police Headquarters in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria’s Southeast.

The incident happened at about 1 a.m.

Police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident.

He said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Echeng Echeng, led a team of police officers to the area to restore normalcy

Ikenga, a deputy superintendent of police said it was unfortunate that four police officers were killed during the gun battle.

“Unfortunately, during a gun battle, four of our police operatives paid the supreme price,” he said.

The police spokesperson said the quick intervention of police operatives saved the facility from further attack by the gunmen.

Ikenga said the police had begun “intelligence gathering” to track down the suspects behind the attack.

The latest attack came less than a week after the headquarters of Aguata Local Government Area in the state was razed by gunmen.