A joint team comprising the police, military and other security agencies has killed five members of an armed gang suspected to be secessionist group.
The security operatives killed the hoodlums during an operation at Umugem Road, Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state at about 12:30 pm on Tuesday.
Spokesman of the state police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said the operatives also razed down the criminals’ camp, recovered four undetonated improvised explosive devices (IEDs), two AK47 assault rifles, one pump action gun, and one 75-volt battery with other incriminating items.
Ikenga said the operatives have continued to track down some members of the gang who escaped with various degrees of bullet wounds.
“The success of the operations is attributed to the collaboration and coordination among the various security agencies.
“To this end, the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam seeks greater cooperation of the people in the area for a patriotic involvement to take back the space and deny these criminal elements the space they use to cause tension in the State,” SP Ikenga stated.
