Four armed men believed to be part of the outlaws enforcing the sit-at-home order of the leadership of the postcribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the south east have been killed by the police.
The Enugu Police Command said their operatives serving in Awkunanaw Division of the command, engaged with the suspects when they were terrorising residents and exchanged fire with them.
The suspects reportedly escaped with gunshot wounds, prompting the police to trace them to their forest hideout where the dead bodies of four of the hit men were discovered.
The full statement DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the command’s spokesperson reads:
“In the early hours of today, 07/07/2023, a combined team of tactical Police Operatives of the Command have further discovered and recovered the lifeless bodies of four (4) of the male hoodlums, in a forest behind G. Ede Filling Station/7-Up, at Awkunanaw, Enugu, where they escaped into.
Recall that the Operatives intercepted the criminals at One-Day, Awkunanaw, Enugu, as they were snatching an ENTRACO branded Sharon minivan from its driver at gunpoint. They engaged the Operatives in a gun duel, but escaped with varying degrees of fatal gunshot wounds, due to the superior firepower of the Operatives. Hence, a manhunt operation was launched by the combined team, while a thorough search conducted on the vehicle led to the recovery of one (1) AK-47 rifle with a magazine loaded with nineteen (19) live ammunition of 7.62 calibres, two (2) bottles of petrol bomb and other incriminating exhibits.
- The Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Ammani, fdc, has once again reassured that the Police and other Security Forces in the State shall not relent in their efforts to maintain maximum security and safety of the law-abiding citizens, as they go about their lawful businesses. He, however, solicits their continued support.”
