A Joint Security Team comprising the police, military and other security agencies have killed five suspected gunmen in Anambra State.
This is coming as police yesterday rescued a woman detained by vigilante operatives in a community in the state over her husband’s indebtedness.
These were revealed by spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in separate press releases he made available to journalists in Awka.
He said the first incident happened on 14th January 2025 by 12.30 pm in Umuogem, Ufuma Community in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
He said: “The team successfully carried out an offensive operation against a suspected armed secessionist gang in Umugem road, Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area.
“The team neutralized five members of the armed group, while some others escaped with various degrees of bullet wounds.
“During the operation, the security team razed down the criminals’ camp and recovered four undetonated improvised explosive devices (IED), two AK47 assault rifles, one pump action gun, and one 75-volt battery with other incriminating items.”
Ikenga attributed the success of the operations to the collaboration and coordination among the various security agencies, adding that operations were still ongoing in the area to arrest fleeing gang members.
He quoted the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, as calling for greater cooperation of the people in the area to ensure that criminal gangs are wiped out.
