The operation was conducted in the early hours of Saturday, as part of ongoing intelligence-led efforts to dismantle criminal networks and violent groups operating across the state.
The Anambra State Police Command says six suspected members of an armed criminal group were killed during a joint security operation in Amiyi, Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state.
The operation was conducted in the early hours of Saturday, as part of ongoing intelligence-led efforts to dismantle criminal networks and violent groups operating across the state.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, the operation was carried out by a joint team comprising personnel of the Nigeria Police Force’s Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu; Department of State Services (DSS); 302 Artillery Regiment, Onitsha; Nigerian Navy personnel from Ogbaru; and Agunachamba operatives from the community.
The security team, acting on intelligence, reportedly trekked for about four hours through difficult terrain and dense palm forest before reaching a camp suspected to be occupied by an armed criminal group.
