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The Joint Security Force (JSF) has raided the camp of gunmen who attacked two police stations and killed some officersin Anambra state.

During the raid, six lmprovised Explosives Devices (IEDs)and walkie talkies were recovered in Ogbunka, Orumba North local government bush

The Nation reported hoodlums attacked two Police Stations at Awgbu in Orumba North and Neni in Anaocha LGAs where two policemen were killed and stations burnt

 The action of the hoodlums forced the  Police Commissioner Aderemi Adeoye and the JSF team to raid some bushes at the weekend

A statement on Saturday in Awka, Anambra police spokesman, Ikenga Tochukwu, reads: “We had previously destroyed two such camps, one in Ogbunka, Orumba South LGA and the other in Achalla, Awka North LGA.

” Friday, 29th March, 2024 The Joint Security Force raided the forests of Ogbunka in Orumba South LGA and found scattered camps of the insurgents. 

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“The cowardly criminals fled in the face of the onslaught.

“Six Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) already primed for attacks  and two Walkie Talkies were recovered from the Camps.

“Also recovered were substantial  food and groceries supply. All the camps were subsequently destroyed to deny the insurgents bases for launching attacks.

“The raid on the forests in search of insurgents and their camps is still ongoing with a view to eliminating  the terrorists; rescuing abducted victims; recovering firearms and stolen vehicles in their possessions.”

…as traders count losses

Scores of traders at A. T. D line Building Materials, Bridge Head Market, Onitsha, Anambra state have lost valuable property following the midnight fire that gutted the market, destroying their goods worth millions of naira.

The fire, according to eyewitnesses, completely razed four shops and affected about eight.

Narrating their ordeal, one of the victims, Chigozie Akabuogu an Iron and steel dealer, whose shop was affected, said many of them were still counting their losses after the ugly incident.

He said he lost over N35 million worth of goods, while his sister who deals in accessories, Mrs. Onyinyechi Ezekwu lost goods worth over N25 million to the inferno.

The visibly devastated trader lamented that the fire also burnt the N1 million cash he left in his shop.

He said: “I got a call in the middle of the night from some friends that live close to the market that my shop with goods worth over N35 million was on fire.

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“They also told me that not only mine was affected but that of my sister who deals in accessories. Her goods that were destroyed were worth over N25 million.”

Another trader who deals in Royal Drail and Rolling Doors Dealer, Ikechukwu Benjamin expressed dismay over the incident that consumed his goods, calling on the government to provide fire hydrants in the market.

Another victim, a saw dust dealer, Godwin Nsofor who attributed the fire outbreak to an electrical fault, lamented that all the woods he sawed for his clients were lost to the inferno.

Reacting, Secretary Amalgamated Timber Dealers Association, Augustine Ezekwugo, described the incident as unfortunate and unexpected, saying they had never experienced such an incident in the market.

He regretted the great losses, assuring that a proper investigation was ongoing to unravel the cause of the incident.

He called on traders to ensure they switched off all electrical appliances before leaving the market to avoid re-occurrence.

Some of the witnesses who assisted in putting out the fire, including Francis Uchechukwu and Valentine Chimobi said youths in the area and neighbours assisted in controlling the fire with water and detergent.

Hoodlums on Thursday set ablaze a middle-aged man in Amichi in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra state.

The deceased was in a vehicle belonging to Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG) operatives when he was set on fire by the hoodlums who invaded the AVG office around 7am.

The incident was also corroborated by a viral video showing the burning vehicle with a voice calling for the state fire service.

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The details of the development were still sketchy while the reason for the attack is yet to be ascertained as of press time.

Anambra Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the attack but said the full details were not yet at his disposal.

“Yes, the attack took place but the full details are not available yet, our men are on the scene to bring normalcy to the area. I will call you back please,” he added.

Four male kidnap victims  have regained their freedom from the den of abductors in Anambra as their captors fled when the police stormed their hideout.

Police spokesman in Anambra, ASP Toochukwu Ikenga stated in Awka  that the victims had been reunited with their families.

He added that a local vigilance group collaborated with the police in the operation at Awgbu in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state.

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Ikenga stated also that in a follow-up operation weekend, members of the vigilance group and the police combed the surrounding bushes and recovered one AK-47 rifle abandoned by the kidnappers.

They also recovered two magazines loaded with 50 rounds of ammunition.

Ikenga added that a manhunt had begun to effect the arrest of the fleeing abductors as the Special Anti-kidnapping Unit of the police in the state had taken over the investigation.