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.
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.
Hospitals and medical facilities were instructed to admit individuals with gunshot wounds and report such cases to the nearest police station.
