Joint Security Team Neutralizes 5 Armed Group Members & Recovers Undetonated Improvised Explosive Devices And Arms In Ufuma

Posted on January 15, 2025

A Joint Security Team, comprising the Police, Military and other Security Agencies on 14th January 2025 by 12.30 pm successfully carried out an offensive operation against a suspected armed secessionist gang in Umugem road, Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area, Anambra State. 
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the team neutralized five members of the armed group, while some others escaped with various degrees of bullet wounds.
According to SP Tochukwu Ikenga, Anambra Police Public Relations Officer, during the operation, the security team razed down the criminal camp and recovered four undetonated improvised explosive devices (IED), two AK47 assault rifles, one pump action gun, and one 75-volt battery with other incriminating items.
The success of the operations is attributed to the collaboration and coordination among the various security agencies.
Meanwhile, operations is still ongoing in the area for possible arrest of the fleeing gang members.
To this end, the Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, seeks greater cooperation of the people in the area for a patriotic involvement to take back the space and deny these criminal elements the space they use to cause tension in the State.
“Further development shall be communicated, accordingly” SP Ikenga said.

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