JOINT SECURITY FORCE DESTROYS TWO INSURGENTS CAMPS IN ANAMBRA, RECOVER WEAPONS, OTHERS

REPORTER: UCHE NDEKE

The Joint Security Force in Anambra State has destroyed two insurgents camps in Obofia Forest, Aguluezuchukwu and Ogboji areas of the state

The move was part of the on-going intensified manhunt for insurgents who attacked two Police Stations in the state recently.

A Statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra State, Mr. Tochukwu Ikenga, said on 2nd April, 2024 the Police-led Forward Operating Base, struck the insurgents camps in the two locations.

According to the statement, the insurgents who had deployed at various locations in ambush were engaged in fierce firefight and were routed from their enclaves which were subsequently destroyed.

The statement noted that a high calibre ammunition, cartridges, locally fabricated rocket launcher, Police uniforms and one Ford Pick-Up Truck without number plates were recovered from the scenes.

It said that the State Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, who ordered the operation had vowed that it would be sustained until the insurgents were completely routed from Anambra State.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU