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By Madu Obl
Officers attached to the Anambra State Police command have smashed what was described as a deadly insurgency gang st Awka Etiti in Idemili South local government area of the state.
Police said the operatives, while on patrol with the local vigilante,, accosted the gang, which was on a yet-to-be unravelled mission while heavily armed.
Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra, Tochukwu Ikenga said the joint security team chased the hoodlums until the vehicle they were driving ran into a ditch.
According to the PPRO, after a shootout, two members of the gang were arrested while Four AK-47 Rifles were recovered. Also recovered, he stated, was one Toyota Highlander SUV with Reg. No. Lagos GGE 408 GZ.
Ikenga added that another team of Police officers also working with the local vigilante intercepted a Toyota Venza Car with Reg. No.Lagos EKY 746 JB at Neni in Anaocha LGA.
He said the driver of the car fled on sighting the joint team, adding that
after a thorough search, 34 live cartridges were recovered from the vehicle.
The PPRO added: "The Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, who provided operational guidance to the joint team throughout both operations, has praised all personnel involved for their discipline and operational effectiveness.
"He has directed the Rapid Response Squad at Awkuzu to take over investigation of both cases that appear related.
"The Commissioner has also vowed that Anambra State will be made too hot for any criminal gang to operate, except they are ready to meet their waterloo."
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