Some unidentified gunmen allegedly attacked a maternity hospital in the Nkpologwu community in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State and allegedly carted took away four newborn babies.

Punch reports that the community claims the attack happened on Tuesday night, December 6. The gunmen reportedly stormed the hospital and took away the babies without causing any physical attack on anyone or killing anyone.

It is not yet known what caused the abduction of the babies.

DSP Tochukwu Ikenga (spokesman for the Anambra State Police) said that the command is yet to be informed of any such incident.

Also reacting to the report, the president general of the town, Ferdinand Ezeiruaku, said that such a thing never happened in the community.

“There was nothing like that. It never happened. I don’t know how it emanated but it never happened. I don’t know how the information started but we never heard anything like that in that environment” he said