The Anambra state Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, has called for the unalloyed cooperation and collaboration with residents and relevant stakeholders to enable security agencies take back the space so as to deny criminal elements the environment they crave .
This is even as the Police Command, on Wednesday, January, 15, 2025, announced the killing of five suspected members of the militant arm of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, in Ufuma,Orumba North Local Council of the State.
A statement from its spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, SP, noted that the hoodlums and their operational camps were neutralized and dismantled in a joint security offensive launched on Tuesday January 14.
The operations which he described as highly successful were targeted at suspected gangs whose stronghold are located along the Umugem Road Ufuma ,in Orumba North Council.
Several other members of the criminal gangs, according to him ,fled the scene with varying degrees of injuries .
According to him, the dismantling of criminal hideouts in the State ,is a continuous exercise aimed at restoring sanity in the state
The operational camps of the hoodlums ,he noted, were also raze, while various weapons and ammunition, including improvised explosive devices IED, two AK-47 riffles, a pump-action gun and dangerous objects were recovered.
Ikenga further emphasized the very critical role played by the collaborative efforts of various security agencies ,and availability of credible intelligence in the success of the operations .
The State Police Commissioner, he
noted, has, therefore, called for the continued cooperation of the people in the task of rooting out criminal elements from the state.
The Source reports that Anambra State has been facing a torrid time of late, following serial incidences of arsonist attacks, kidnappings, wanton killing of innocent residents and unmitigated cases of violence.
Unfortunately, the State authorities, and to some extent ,the security architecture appear to be overwhelmed .
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