Gang person killed as Police dislodge enforcers of sit at home in Anambra

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By Madu Obi

One suspected agitator was killed in Anambra State on Wednesday while allegedly planning with others to enforce sit at home on May 30 to mark Biafra Day.

The incident happened despite earlier warning by the Anambra State Police command against sit at home on Thursday as announced by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.

The police spokesman in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga said that following a tip off, security operatives laid ambush along the Oba flyover in Idemili South local government area and intercepted the gang of four armed men operating on motorbikes.

Ikenga said one of them was demobilized, while the other three escaped the scene with bullet injuries.

According to the PPRO, the operatives recovered a locally made Beretta pistol, four expanded cartridges, two phones, and some signals/initials showing disloyalty to the Nigerian government.

"Preliminary information showed that the armed men were regrouping to enforce illegal sit-at-home on 30th May 2024" he said.

He added that the operatives are on the trail of the three fleeing armed members of the gang who escaped the scene, adding that the state Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Obono Itam has charged the operatives to sustain the tempo and continue to deny them the space they enjoy to commit havoc in the state.