POLICE FOIL ROBBERY ATTACK IN ANAMBRA

REPORTER: UCHE NDEKE

Men of the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, Anambra State Police Command have foiled a planned robbery operation along Ebenebe-Achalla Road in Awka North Local Goverment Area of the State.

The operatives while on Anti Kidnapping Patrol were tipped off by a public spirited citizen who saw two gun men being conveyed on a motorcycle along the road.

A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Tochukwu Ikenga, says the operatives went in pursuit of the gang and encountered them where they were positioned to rob motorists.

According to the statement, the robbers on sighting the approaching operatives tried to engage them in a shootout but were overwhelmed, forcing them to abandon their weapons and flee into the nearby bush.

The statement says that the operatives combed the bush and recovered two AK-47 Rifles loaded with several rounds of 7.62 milimetre ammunition and shells of expended rounds.

It says the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aderemi Adeoye, who commended the team for its gallantry has asked them to step up proactive operations in that part of the state until all criminal elements tormenting citizens in that area are completely flushed out.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU