JTF kills 3 gunmen, arrest 5, recover arms in Ebonyi

“The hoodlums on sighting the operatives opened fire on them, in the ensuing gun duel, 3 members of the proscribed group were neutralized, 5 were arrested while others escaped.

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” Sienna vehicles snatched from different individuals and used by the hoodlums to perpetrate heinous crimes were recovered at the camp, exhibits recovered at the den indicate that the gang is responsible for the recent attacks and killing of police officers within the state.

“Exhibits recovered in the course of the operation include; one (1) AK47 rifle with sixteen (16) rounds of live ammunition,
a bag containing two thousand (2,000) rounds of live ammunition, a Police Warrant Card, an identity card, a portrait of an unidentified person, one (1) Itel phone and one (1) motorcycle.”

The command PRO ask said that the Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi State Command, Augustina Ogbodo, commended the officers involved in the operation for their gallantry while assuring residents of the state that they will not relent in their fight against crime.

Gunmen have since November last year, been terrorizing Izzi and Ohaukwu Local Government Areas of the state, killing security agents, residents of the two councils, and destroying property.

Governor Francis Nwifuru convened security council meeting, ordering security agencies to set up joint taskforce to confront the criminals and end the killings.

JTF kills 3 gunmen, arrest 5, recover arms in Ebonyi