By Adadareporters
A suspect was killed by the Police Special Crack Squad of the Anambra State Police Command during a foiled robbery attempt. The incident occurred at Ihiala.
The state Police Publix Relations Officer, DSP Tochi Ikenga, said the encounter with the gunmen occurred in the night of 12 January, 2024 ‘as they attempted to rob a middle-aged man of his vehicle at Ubiahuikwem, Ihiala’.
He said, “On sighting the squad, the gunmen who operated on two motorcycles opened fire on the police. Operatives professionally engaged them to avoid hitting the would-be victim of the armed robbery who then zoomed off from the scene.”
He said one automatic pump action gun and two motorcycles were recovered from the hoodlums.
The state Commissioner of Police expressed satisfaction with the successes of the police squad, urging them ‘not to relent in flushing out all criminal elements out of Ihiala and neighbouring communities like Isseke, Lilu, Orsumoghu and Azia’.
He also promised continuous logistics support to the squad.
