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By Madu Obi
The Anambra State Police command has raided bushes in Ogbunka, Orumba South local government area of the state and destroyed what it called the scattered camps built by the insurgents there.
The insurgents were said to have fled after succumbing to the superior fire power of the police.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said the raid was part of the hunt for the gunmen that recently attacked two police stations at Awgbu in Orumba North and Neni in Anaocha local government areas.
According to the PPRO, the police-led Joint Security Force was ordered by the Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, to identify and destroy any camp being used by insurgents to launch attacks within the command.
In a statement in Awka, the PPRO said: "We had previously destroyed two such camps, one in Ogbunka and the other in Achalla, Awka North LGA.
"On Friday, 29th March, 2024, the Joint Security Force raided the forests of Ogbunka again and found scattered camps of the insurgents. The cowardly criminals fled in the face of the onslaught."
"Six Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) already primed for attacks and two walkie talkies were recovered in the camps."
"Also recovered were substantial food and groceries supply. All the camps were subsequently destroyed to deny the insurgents bases for launching attacks".
According to Ikenga, the raid on the forests in search of insurgents and their camps is ongoing, with a view to eliminating the terrorists, rescuing abducted victims, as well as recovering firearms and stolen vehicles in their possession.
He added that the CP has urged the citizens of the state to cooperate with the police in identifying hideouts of the insurgents seeking to destabilize the state and truncating development, assuring that the police will jealously protect the sources of its information to protect informants from harm.
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