Anambra Police begins manhunt of gunmen who killed 2 officers at a traffic

Anambra State Police Command said, they have begun a manhunt of gunmen in military fatigue who killed two of its officers while they were trying to clear traffic for a convoy they were leading in the early hours of Thursday.

In a statement which was issued by the Spokesperson of Anambra Police Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, and obtained by CAPITAL POST, on Friday, stated that the gunmen opened on its officers at a gridlock and disappeared into thin air.

The statement explained that operatives in the convoy returned fire, but were careful not to hit innocent motorists in the encounter at the traffic, thus giving opportunity for the gun men to escape.

“Police-led mobile Forward Operating Base which had been on intensive patrol of the entire area throughout Christmas Celebrations promptly responded to the scene. It recovered a Lexus SUV the gang operated with and defused an improvised explosive device found in the vehicle. It also recovered an AK-47 RIFLE belonging to one of the slain personnel.

However, the statement quoted the Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye to have commended all personnel for their tireless effort in securing Anambra, having declared the weekend and Christmas holiday as special working days all through.

The CP urged officers not to be demoralized or discouraged by the supreme price two of their colleagues who are from Enugu State have paid, stressing that they should rather be brave enough to confront criminal gangs.

The Commissioner, who condoled with the families of the deceased officers and Enugu State Police Command and vowed that the personnel will not die in vain, urged all officers and men of Anambra State Police Command to redouble their efforts and remain vigilant.

He assured that technology would be employed to track down the criminals who unleashed the attack on Police personnel.