In response to the recent successful outing by the Governor (Chukwuma Soludo) during the town hall meeting in the United States of America, where he called on our people in diaspora to return home and invest in the new rising Anambra of our dreams, the enemies of our state made a feeble effort today to spread fear and paint a fake picture of insecurity in our State probably in collusion with those that said they want to bring us to the centre of insecurity and banditry.
They probably chose Ekwulobia because we trended the rising profile of the city due to the urban regeneration efforts of the Solution Governor.
In the early hours of today, they parked their vehicles under the new flyover and started shooting indiscriminately.
They killed two persons, a keke rider and another.
They didn’t come to rob a bank or to attack anyone.
Their mission was to shoot indiscriminately and leave, thereby painting a picture of insecurity in the state.
They were immediately engaged by the Joint Security Team in a fierce gun duel.
One of them was shot dead.
The rest ran away in different directions and abandoned four vehicles they came with:
One red Toyota Camry with Reg no.ENU 58 SC, a Mercedes Benz with no plate number, a Lexus 330 with ENU 815 AP, and an Ash Toyota Highlander with Reg.No GDD 517 RW.
They abandoned one AK 47 rifle and a pump action rifle, as well.
A brown Sienna belonging to the Anambra State Vigilante Group got burnt down during the gun duel.
Another group went to attack the Oko Divisional Police Headquarters but were surprised by the heavy return fire from the gallant officers on duty.
No casualty was recorded in the incident.
The Joint Security Team has embarked on heavy pursuit of the armed men.
Anambra will never bow to the shenanigans of those who are unhappy with its current rising profile.
Let me once again use this medium to call on Ndi Anambra to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities to the security agencies.
Those living in the vicinity of Ekwulobia and Oko are also enjoined to be at alert and report anyone found with gunshot injuries to the security agencies and Agunechemba.
The proactive Governor has since empowered a joint security apparatus comprising the entire security agencies in collaboration with the AGUNECHEMBA vigilante operatives.
Let us join hands with the solution Governor
Together, we shall continue to stand guard against the agents of destruction and perpetrators of evil in our midst.
We remain unsullied, unbent and undaunted.
The press release by the Anambra State Government in response to the shooting Incidents was signed by Hon. Chuks Ogbonna
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