Anambra CP orders manhunt as gunmen kill three in Nnewi

Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, has ordered an immediate manhunt operation on the armed men operating in a red Highlander jeep, who abducted a lady in Nnewi on Monday and were trailed to Nnobi, where they engaged security operatives in a gun battle.

According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Tuesday, said during the gun duel, one of the security operatives was fatally hit by the bullet and due to the indiscriminate shootings by the hoodlums in an attempt to escape the scene, the bullet also struck two innocent passersby in the area. 

He said the Police response team at the scene recovered the bodies of the victims and took them to the hospital, adding however that three of the victims including a 22-year-old lady were confirmed dead by the doctors on duty while two others are currently receiving treatment.

The Commissioner condemned the killing and described the killers as cowards who had murdered sleep. 

He condoled the families of the deceased and vowed to get justice for the heroic act of the murdered Vigilantes Operative and unsuspecting members at the scene.

He also called on members of the public, especially the eyewitnesses to assist the police with information on the ongoing onslaught Operation. 

“Further development shall be communicated, please,” the PPRO noted.

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