The Anambra State Police Command reported that its combined security team is actively searching for the rebels who recently attacked two police stations in the state.
Some unidentified attackers set fire to the Police Divisional Headquarters in Nneni, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state last Thursday. set ablaze It was reported that the criminals entered the facility early in the morning and threw explosive devices, causing damage to the building.
A resident of the area informed journalists that the criminals tried to free some prisoners from the facility, but the police on duty repelled the attack.
However, the command’s spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, stated in a release on Wednesday that the joint security force, under the directive of the state Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, conducted raids on the hideouts of the gunmen in response to the attacks on the police facilities.
Ikenga mentioned that the pursuit of the gunmen extended to Obofia Forest, Aguluezuchukwu, and Ogboji areas.
He said, “On April 2, 2024, the police-led Forward Operating Base that is highly mobile struck the insurgents camps in the aforementioned areas.
“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 one Ford pick-up truck without number plate 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 routed from Anambra State.
He has charged troops and personnel involved in the operations to sustain the tempo until the state is made completely safe from cowardly guerrilla attacks by the insurgents.
The Anambra State Police Command said its combined security team is actively searching for the rebels who recently attacked two police stations in the state. Some unidentified attackers set fire to the Police Divisional Headquarters in Nneni, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state last Thursday. It was reported that the criminals entered the facility early in the morning and threw explosive devices, causing damage to the building. A resident of the area informed journalists that the criminals tried to free some prisoners from the facility, but the police on duty repelled the attack.
“He has charged troops and personnel involved in the operations to sustain the tempo until the state is made completely safe from cowardly guerrilla attacks by the insurgents.”