The Anambra State Police Command has raided insurgent camps in Anambra State, News About Nigeria reports.
The command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
He noted that the command raided some camps belonging to gunmen and insurgents who specialise in attacking police formations in the state on Friday, adding that the raid was carried out on the orders of the state commissioner of police, Aderemi Adeoye.
According to him, this is following the attack on two police stations at Awgbu in Orumba North and Neni in Anaocha LGA in the last two weeks.
“In the hunt for gunmen who attacked two police stations at Awgbu in Orumba North and Neni in Anaocha LGA in the last two weeks, the police-led joint security force was ordered by the Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, to identify and destroy any camp being used by insurgents to launch attacks within the command,” the statement reads in part.
He also disclosed that the Joint Security Force raided the forests of Ogbunka in Orumba South LGA and found scattered camps of the insurgents on Friday, March 29, 2024, adding that the criminals fled in the face of the onslaught.
He, however, noted that arms and food items were recovered from the camps, after which the camps were subsequently destroyed to deny the insurgent bases for launching attacks.
“Six improvised explosive devices were already primed for attacks, and two walkie-talkies were recovered from the camps.
“Also recovered were substantial food and grocery supplies. All the camps were subsequently destroyed to deny the insurgent bases for launching attacks,” he stated.
