The Anambra State Police Command has dismantled a notorious cultists’ hideout along Nwaziki Street, Awada in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, in a raid that led to the recovery of AK-47 magazines, live ammunition and other police related items.
In a press statement released on Friday, the Command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed that the operation was carried out by the operatives attached to the IGP Violent Crime Response Unit on June 20.
Ikenga said two AK-47 magazines, 60 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition and other Police-related items were recovered during a sustained raid on the suspected cultists’ hideout.
According to him, no suspect was arrested at the scene, as the suspects fled on sighting the police, but the operatives have commenced investigations to identify and arrest the fleeing suspects. Related News Police dismiss terror claims against ‘Sai Malam’ in Kebbi Soldiers rescue eight kidnap victims in Plateau forest We killed ex-OGTV broadcaster to teach her a lesson – Suspect
He said, “Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the IGP Violent Crime Reponse Unit in the evening of June 20, 2026 recovered two AK-47 magazines, 60 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition and other Police-related items during a sustained raid on a suspected cultists’ hideout in Awada, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
