POLICE NAB ATTACKERS OF SENATOR NGIGE’S CONVOY; TWO SUSPECTS DIE IN GUNFIGHT
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By: Fasasi Hammad
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested members of a criminal gang linked to the attack on the convoy of former Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, with two suspects killed during a gun battle with police operatives.
The command described the development as a significant operational breakthrough in its ongoing efforts to curb criminal activities and safeguard lives and property across the state.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Awkuzu, acted on credible intelligence to ambush a five-man gang at the Enugwu Agidi junction.
Ikenga said the suspects, believed to be armed robbers and cultists with alleged links to a proscribed secessionist group, engaged the operatives in a prolonged gunfight after being sighted.
“The exchange lasted about two hours, during which two of the suspects sustained fatal gunshot wounds, while three others escaped with varying degrees of injuries,” the PPRO said.
He added that the operatives recovered one T.06 rifle, two pump-action guns, 24 rounds of T.06 ammunition, 15 live cartridges, assorted criminal charms, a red cult beret, and a black Toyota Highlander vehicle from the scene.
Ikenga further disclosed that one of the suspects, before dying, confessed to the gang’s involvement in the earlier attack on Senator Ngige’s convoy. The suspect also admitted to being part of the strike squad of the Vikings confraternity, allegedly carrying out a retaliatory mission following the killing of one of their members by a rival cult group.
Commending the operatives for their bravery, the Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Ikioye Orutugu, directed officers to intensify efforts to track down and arrest the fleeing suspects.
The commissioner also urged hospitals and other medical facilities to treat individuals with gunshot injuries while promptly reporting such cases to the nearest police station.
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