Police Confiscate Weapons And Destroy Criminal Hideout In Anambra

THE Joint Security Force of the Anambra State Police Command announced that, as part of a stepped-up attempt to find the insurgents behind the recent attacks on two police stations, the force has destroyed the safe havens of criminal groups in the state.

On Thursday, March 28, reports state that unknown attackers attempted to set fire to the police divisional headquarters located in Nneni, Anaocha Local Government Area.

The assailants started their assault. using explosives to cause damage to some areas of the structure.

The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed in a statement released on Wednesday, April 3, that following these attacks and following the Commissioner of Police's orders in the

The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed in a statement released on Wednesday, April 3, that they raided the gunmen's hideouts following these attacks, following orders from the state's commissioner of police, CP Aderemi Adeoye.

Ikenga emphasized that more territory has been included in the hunt for the gunmen, including Obofia Forest, Aguluezuchukwu, and Ogboji.

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It said, “On April 2, 2024, the police-led Forward Operating Base, which is highly mobile, targeted the insurgents' camps in the aforementioned areas.

“The insurgents, who had deployed in various locations in ambush, were engaged in fierce firefight and were routed from their enclaves, which were subsequently destroyed.

“High-calibre ammunition, cartridges, a locally fabricated rocket launcher, police uniforms, and a Ford Pick-Up truck without number plates were recovered.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, who ordered the operation, has vowed that it would be sustained until the insurgents are completely eradicated from Anambra State.

“He has urged the troops and personnel involved in the operations to maintain the tempo until the state is completely safe from cowardly guerrilla attacks b insurgents.”