Anambra Joint Security Force Intensifies Hunt for Insurgents Who Attacked Police Stations
Anambra State Police Command says the Joint Security Force in Anambra State has intensified manhunt for insurgents who attacked two Police Stations in the State recently.
A release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, and made available to journalists on Wednesday, 3rd April, 2034, said the hunt for the gunmen has been extended to Obofia Forest, Aguluezuchukwu and Ogboji areas.
He intimated that on Tuesday, 2nd April, 2024, Police-led Forward Operating Base that is highly mobile struck the insurgents camps in the aforementioned areas.
According to the release, insurgents who had deployed at various locations in ambush were engaged in fierce firefight and were routed from their enclaves which were subsequently destroyed.
He further disclosed that items including high calibre ammunitions, catridges, a locally fabricated rocket launcher, Police uniforms and one Ford Pick-Up Truck without number plates were recovered during the raid.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, who ordered the operation has vowed that it would be sustained until the insurgents are completely routed from Anambra State.
The CP charged troops and personnel involved in the operations to sustain the tempo until the State is completely safe from cowardly guerrilla attacks by the insurgents.
