Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have crushed a five-man gang who attempted to enforce an illegal sit-at-home in Enugu, hence raising the hope of residents that safety could be on the way.
According to the police spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, DSP, the police had on Friday reported that operatives of the Awkunanaw Division of the Command intercepted and engaged the criminals in a fierce shootout at One-Day, Awkunanaw, Enugu.
The hoodlums were snatching an Enugu State Transport Company (ENTRACO)-branded Sharon mini van at gunpoint for their nefarious operation.
The hoodlums managed to escape with serious gunshot injuries but one AK-47 rifle with a magazine loaded with 19 live ammunition of 7.62 calibres, two bottles of petrol bomb and other incriminating exhibits were recovered from the vehicle, following a search.
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However, police operatives have discovered the remains of four of the hoodlums from the forest.
Ndukwe said: “Further to the earlier report on Police Operatives serving in Awkunanaw Division of the Command, dislodging armed subversive criminal elements, who attempted to enforce the illegal sit-at-home order, in the early hours of today, 07/07/2023, a combined team of tactical Police Operatives of the Command have further discovered and recovered the lifeless bodies of four (4) of the male hoodlums, in a forest behind G. Ede Filling Station/7-Up, at Awkunanaw, Enugu, where they escaped into.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Ammani, has once again reassured that the Police and other Security Forces in the State shall not relent in their efforts to maintain maximum security and safety of the law-abiding citizens, as they go about their lawful businesses.”