AdminA Joint Security Team comprising the Police, Military and other Security Agencies has bursted the camp of suspected armed secessionist gang in Umugem road, Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing five members of the group while some others escaped with various degrees of bullet wounds.
A statement by the police spokesperson in the state, SP Toochukwu Ikenga, said the security joint force carried out the operation at about 12.30 pm on Tuesday, 14 January 2025.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelAccording to Ikenga, the security team razed down the criminal camp and recovered four undetonated improvised explosive devices (IEDs), two AK47 assault rifles, one pump action gun, and one 75-volt battery with other incriminating items during the operation.
“The success of the operations is attributed to the collaboration and coordination among the various security agencies,” Ikenga stated.
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He disclosed that security 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,” Ikenga further stated.
