Information reaching us has it that a joint team of Anambra State Police Command and Anambra Vigilantee Group AVG gunned down 5 men who are members of group of Criminals terrorizing Ufuma and Neighboring Communities of Orumba South L.G.A. of Anambra State in a fierce gun battle.
This is coming at back of rising rate of kidnapping in the state.
The details of this incident is contained in a press release by the State Police Command and reads as follows
JOINT SECURITY FORCE ON OFFENSIVE OPERATION AGAINST ARMED SECESSIONIST GANG, NEUTRALIZE FIVE ARMED GROUP MEMBERS, RECOVER UNDETONATED IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES, ARMS AND RAZED DOWN THE CRIMINAL CAMP IN UFUMA
A Joint Security Team comprising the Police, Military and other Security Agencies on 14th January 2025 by 12.30 pm 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 criminal 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.
The success of the operations is attributed to the collaboration and coordination among the various security agencies.
Meanwhile, operations is still ongoing in the area for possible arrest of the fleeing gang members.
To this end, the Commissioner of Police *CP Nnaghe Obono Itam* seeks greater cooperation of the people in the area for a patriotic involvement to *take back the space* and deny these criminal elements the space they use to cause tension in the State.
Further development shall be communicated, accordingly.
*SP Tochukwu Ikenga*
Police Public Relations Officer,
Anambra State Police Command.
Awka.*15th January, 2025*