Five members of a suspected criminal gang have been killed by a Joint Security Team in Anambra State.
The operations were carried out by the police, military and other security agencies on Tuesday around 12.30pm.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the state police command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the operatives launched the attack at the camp of the gang situated at Umugem road, Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state.
Quoting him, “The team neutralized five members of the armed group, while some others escaped with various degrees of bullet wounds.
“During the operation, the security team razed down the criminal camp and recovered four undetonated improvised explosive devices (IED), two AK47 assault rifles, one pump action gun, and one 75-volt battery with other incriminating items.”
He attributed the success of the operation to the collaboration and coordination among the various security agencies.
He added that, “The operations are still ongoing in the area for possible arrest of the fleeing gang members.”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, has solicited greater cooperation of the people in the area for “a patriotic involvement to take back the space and deny these criminal elements the space they use to cause tension in the state.”