Anambra State Security Forces comprising of the Military and Police, neutralized two gunmen, recovered four automatic pump action, one cutlass, one ash coloured Lexus jeep 350 with reg. nos KJA- 666HE, one white Toyota hilux jeep without reg nos., one white Toyota Corolla with reg. nos. HAL- 732RF, one sliver Highlander jeep without registration numbers and four motorcycles without registration numbers.
According DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, PPRO, Anambra State Police Command, “the recovery was as a result of a distress call at about 9:30am on 23/7/2022 along Onitsha/Owerri expressway, junction leading to Okija Nkwo Market, where some hoodlums blocked the road and were robbing/extorting motorist. The Joint Forces responded swiftly and engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel, neutralising one of the armed men while others escaped the scene with bullet wounds.
“In another development, Police Operatives at about 3:30pm on same date while on clearance operation sighted, another criminal gang at Nkwo Market Okija, harassing sellers/buyers and residents in the area. The Operatives engaged the armed men in a gun duel. One of the suspects was neutralized and two automatic pump action and one matchet recovered while others fled the scene.
“No casualty was recorded on part of the Operatives and the situation has been brought under control. Meanwhile, Operation is still ongoing to apprehend the other fleeing gang members.”
DSP Ikenga added that the Commissioner Of Police, CP Echeng Echeng while charging the Operatives to sustain the tempo against onslaught on criminal elements, “ordered patrols be intensified and improved operational positioning to respond to distress calls in the State.
