Two officers, ten gunmen shot dead as Policemen engage armed men in bloody shootout
Two officers, ten gunmen shot dead as Policemen engage armed men in bloody shootout
Police operatives attached to
Anambra State Command have announced that they killed over ten hoodlums, destroyed three criminal camps, and recovered vehicles and weapons during an operation in Achalla, Awka North Local Government Area of the state.
DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, the state police command’s spokesperson, revealed this on Saturday, saying the attack occurred on Friday.
Ikenga stated that the criminals had previously apprehended two police officers and a civilian described as a car tracker who had joined the police in their operation to recover a stolen vehicle.
The police, on the other hand, reinforced and dislodged the criminals, resulting in the deaths of over ten of them, while many others escaped with bullet wounds.
“During the operation, police recovered a human skull, one locally made rocket propelled grande RPG launcher, two (RPG) bombs, one single-barrel long gun, empty chain of bullet.
“Other recovered items include; one Toyota Sienna, one Mercedes Benz 4matic jeep, two cylinders, a huge quantity of hard drugs and other items, including a police beret and a police belt.”
In the press release, Ikenga said: “The recovery came following a counter-offensive operation launched against criminal elements who had on 15/7/2022 laid an ambush against a 6- man police team and a civilian car tracker who were on a recovery operation of a Toyota Sienna Space Wagon.
“The vehicle was earlier snatched at gunpoint on 9/7/2022 in Oye-Agu Abagana. Four of the police operatives escaped the ambush, while two of the police operatives and the car tracker were captured by the criminals.”
Ikenga went on to say that during the counter-offensive operation, police officers neutralized over ten armed men and destroyed three of their camps.
“Unfortunately, some of the hoodlums escaped with bullet wounds. They (hoodlums) had murdered their captives (two policeman and a civilian) and set their bodies ablaze.
“The remains of the two murdered police officers and the civilian car-tracker have been recovered and deposited in a morgue, while police operation is still ongoing in the area to track the fleeing gang members.”
Ikenga quoted the Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Echeng Echeng as condoling with the families and friends of the murdered civilian and the police operatives, describing the incident as a classic example of the risk and sacrifices the police are exposed to in the onerous task of serving and protecting the country.
Echeng also assured Anambra residents that efforts are being intensified to reclaim and dominate all public spaces occupied by hoodlums in the state by apprehending and bringing them and their accomplices to book.
