Police operatives attached to Anambra State Police Command have smashed an armed gang at Igboukwu in Aguata LGA.
According to a Press release from the Police Public Relations Officer DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, the gang which boarded a commercial bus from Nnewi arrived Police checkpoint and when stopped for a search, one of the hoodlums alighted, pulled a baretta pistol and was gunned down.
It disclosed that a search of the bag they were travelling with yielded a concealed dagger.
It said that the Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye who praised the Police Personnel for their vigilance has directed State Criminal Investigation Department to take over the case for thorough investigation and also ordered the immediate release of two elderly passengers who boarded the bus at a different location.
The Command assure people of Anambra State that it will always live up to its responsibility in safeguarding lives and property of all law abiding citizens in the State.
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