At the Ogbunka community in the Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, a camp run by criminal elements was overrun by joint security forces under the command of Nigeria Police Force personnel.
SP Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, stated in a news statement that the raid was carried out in response to intelligence information accumulated over time.
He explained that the operation was carried out on Friday by a combined security team, which included troops from the 302 Artillery Regiment (General Support), officers from the Naval Command, operatives of the Department of State Services, members of the Anambra State Vigilante group, and other security agencies.
Ikenga said: “The Joint Security Team in a six (6) hours gun battle with the armed criminals, overpowered the criminals who diffused some explosives used as shields on the camp by the hoodlums.
“The team also recovered a lot of relief materials like pots, foodstuffs and parts of dismembered suspected stolen vehicles even as some of the criminals escaped with various degrees of bullet injuries inflicted on them.”
The spokesperson noted that security personnel have secured the area to maintain control, manage any potential fallout from the raid, and track down any suspects who may have escaped.
He further stated that the Anambra State Police Command has assured residents that the trust placed in security agencies to protect lives and property will be upheld and not taken lightly.
