Three suspected gunmen have been killed by members of the Anambra Vigilante Group, AVG.
The incident took place Monday morning in Okija, Ihiala local government area of the state around 3.30am
Kpakpando, gathered that the gunmen numbering about 15 stormed the camp of the vigilante members, thinking they were sleeping .
According to one of the AVG members who spoke with Kpakpando in confidence, said, the gunmen came with AK-47 riffles and different charms.
The charms, according to the source, were hung on their necks, waists, hands and legs.
The report was confirmed by one of the Senior Police officers in the state, when the state police public relation’s officer, Tochukwu Ikenga could not be reached.
The officer, said the command was working in tandem with the vigilance groups in the state and other sister agencies to make Anambra state the safest states in the country.
He said the vigilance group would hand over the corpses of the suspects to the command ,including the arms recovered from them.
Meanwhile, members of the community were in jubilant mood over the killing of the suspects Monday.