JOINT SECURITY FORCE IN ANAMBRA INTENSIFIES MANHUNT FOR ATTACKERS OF TWO POLICE STATIONS IN THE STATE 03-04-24
By Sadiq Aminu The Joint Security Force in Anambra State has intensified manhunt for insurgents who attacked two Police Stations in the State recently.
The hunt for the gunmen has been extended to Obofia Forest, Aguluezuchukwu and Ogboji areas of the state.
A Statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said onn 2nd April, 2024 the Police-led Forward Operating Base , struck the insurgents camps in the two locations.
The insurgents who had deployed at various locations in ambush were engaged in fierce firefight and were routed from their enclaves which were subsequently destroyed.
The statement noted that a high calibre ammunition, cartridges, locally fabricated rocket launcher, Police uniforms and one Ford Pick-Up Truck without number plates were recovered from the scenes.
The Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, who ordered the operation has vowed that it would be sustained until the insurgents are completely routed from Anambra State.
He has charged troops and personnel involved in the operations to sustain the tempo until the State is made completely safe from cowardly guerrilla attacks by the insurgents.