The Anambra State Police Command has recorded another significant breakthrough in its ongoing intelligence-led operations against kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes across the State.
The State Police Public Relations Officer PPRO SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who gave the information in a Press Release, said in the early morning of Wednesday, 19th August 2026, Operatives of the Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, received credible information that a group of suspected armed robbers/kidnappers had been sighted along Eziowelle Road.
He said Police operatives swiftly mobilized to the area and on sighting the Police team, the hoodlums opened fire on them, leading to a gun duel.According to Ikenga, during the ensuing encounter, two of the suspects sustained fatal gunshot injuries, while other members of the gang fled the scene with varying degrees of gunshot wounds.
The PPRO hinted that the operatives, however, recovered one AK-47 rifle with a magazine containing four live rounds of ammunition, one pump-action gun and five live cartridges from the scene.
SP Ikenga pledged that the Anambra State Police Command, under the leadership of CP Nnanna Oji Ama, remains resolute in its determination to sustain intelligence-led and proactive operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks and ensuring the safety and security of residents across the State.
The PPRO further hinted that the Command has commenced further investigations and intensified efforts to track down the fleeing members of the gang, while further developments would be communicated accordingly.
