Police vans razed as unknown gunmen clash with officers in Anambra

The Anambra State Joint Security Team on Thursday, December 5, intercepted armed men sighted on Umuchu- Amesi-Uga Road and recovered one branded blue Hilux vehicle with  Plate Number: GDD 440 TJ and a car suspected to have been snatched from an unsuspecting member of the public.

Confirming the incident to newsmen, the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said during a search conducted in the vehicle, coolers for food preservation were found. 

Ikenga said the Armed men were trailed after Police operatives resisted an attack on a Police Checkpoint at Ajali, Orumba North Local Government Area. 

‘’During the gun duel, one police personnel and one AVG Operative sustained gunshot injuries and are currently responding to treatment in a hospital. Unfortunately, the two operational vehicles belonging to the AVG were caught up in fire and razed down completely. Joint operations are still ongoing in the area and further developments would be communicated” he said