Crime
Anambra Police Neutralise Armed Robbery Suspects
Anambra armed robbery: Police fatally shoot two suspects in Dunukofia LGA, recovering firearms, vehicle and cult paraphernalia in a gun battle
The Anambra State Police Command has neutralised two armed robbery suspects and recovered firearms, a vehicle, and other items during an operation at Enugwu Agidi Junction in Dunukofia Local Government Area.
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The incident occurred on Wednesday, the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement on Thursday.
Police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad in Awkuzu acted on credible intelligence to lay an ambush for a five-man group of armed hoodlums suspected to be armed robbers, cultists, and linked to a proscribed secessionist group.
“Upon sighting the operatives, the suspects engaged in a fierce gun battle that lasted for two hours, resulting in fatal gunshot injuries to two of the armed suspects,” Ikenga said.
The remaining three suspects fled with varying degrees of gunshot injuries.
Recovered items included one T.06 rifle, two pump-action guns, 24 rounds of T.06 ammunition, 15 live cartridges, assorted cult charms, a red cult beret, and a black Toyota Highlander vehicle.
The suspects reportedly confessed to being members of the Vikings confraternity, carrying out the operation to retaliate for the death of one of their members by a rival cult group.
Commissioner of Police Ikioye Orutugu commended the gallantry of the operatives and urged them to intensify efforts to apprehend the remaining suspects.
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Hospitals and medical facilities were instructed to admit individuals with gunshot wounds and report such cases to the nearest police station.
Police dismiss officers Anthony Obodo case has been confirmed as the Rivers State Police Command dismissed three of its officers linked to the killing of a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate, Anthony Obodo.
The State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, disclosed this on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, while parading the three officers before journalists in Port Harcourt.
According to the command, the officers were linked to the incident that occurred last Thursday along Ada George in Port Harcourt, where Obodo was shot dead.
A member of the team, an inspector who fled after the shooting, has been declared a deserter.
CP Adepoju stated that the three arrested officers were subjected to an orderly room trial. Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of their culpability, they have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court.
“I am here to provide updates on some serious incidents recently recorded in the state, including the investigation into the death of one Anthony A. Obodo… Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of the culpability of the officers involved… the officers being paraded today have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court,” Adepoju said.
The commissioner noted that he understood the concerns of Obodo’s family and members of the public, adding that the Command has taken appropriate disciplinary action against the police personnel involved.
Obodo, a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt who was reportedly awaiting his NYSC call-up letter, was shot during a police pursuit.
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