The Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command CP Tony Olofu has ordered tactical Commanders of the Command to immediately put an end to the insecurity bedevilling the state.
He gave this order when he led senior police officers from the command on- the- spot assessment to the crime scenes.
In a statement by Ikenga Tochukwu, the public relations officer of the command, the CP while regretting the unfortunate loss of lives and valuables due to those senseless acts, sued for calm, as the Command collaborates with other Security Agencies in State to decisively deal with the perpetrators, who seem to have lost every iota of human conscience and sensibility in them.
He implored members of the public, particularly residents of the State, to continue to partner with the Police with a view of containing these atrocious acts, stressing that the Command is more than ever determined to flush out these undesirable elements and make the entire State safer for law-abiding citizens to go about their lawful businesses.
“It will be recalled that a team of Police Operatives attached to Aguata Area Command at about 2pm of 28/09/2021 while on routine patrol duty along Ezinifite/Igboukwu road, was attacked by hoodlums riding in two unmarked Sienna vehicle and a Toyota Hummer bus. The hoodlums set the patrol vehicle ablaze and fled the scene. No life was lost and normalcy has been restored in the area.
“Similarly, there was a gun attack on a member of the public at about 5pm along Oko road. The criminal elements set the vehicle of the victim ablaze, leaving him with a bullet wound and escaped. The victim was rescued and taken to hospital where he is responding to treatment.
“In related development, at about 4pm of 28/09/2021 the undesirable elements, in an attempt to snatch a Lexus 350 along from its driver along Agulu Road, shot him. The attackers abandoned the victim and the car and fled. The victim was immediately rushed to the hospital, but was confirmed dead by doctors on duty. Meanwhile the body has been deposited to the hospital and the said vehicle recovered.
“Also, the miscreants at about 5pm along Nkpor round about, without any provocation, attacked and shot a Police Inspector attached to a VIP. He was quickly rushed to the hospital but was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty. The assailants also beheaded a yet to be identified man and fled the scene
“At Afor Nkpor junction, three yet unidentified lifeless bodies were recovered, a burnt Toyota Hilux and a vandalized Toyota hummer bus was also seen at the scene. The bodies were taken to the hospital and regrettably one of the bodies was identified as one Mr Chike Akunyili.
“The CP has sternly decried this ugly development, and calls for calm, while assuring the good people of Anambra and residents alike that the Police Command is committed in enhancing public safety and peace”.
