The Anambra State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of members of a criminal gang linked to the attack on the convoy of former Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige.
Police operatives from the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Awkuzu, acting on credible intelligence, intercepted the suspects during an operation at the Enugwu Agidi junction.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the five-man gang was believed to be involved in armed robbery and cult-related activities, with alleged links to a proscribed secessionist group.
Ikenga said the suspects engaged the operatives upon sighting them, leading to a gun battle. During the encounter, two suspects were fatally injured, while three others escaped with gunshot wounds.
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Items recovered from the scene included firearms, ammunition, criminal charms, and a black Toyota Highlander vehicle.
The police spokesperson disclosed that one of the suspects confessed before dying that the gang carried out the attack on Senator Ngige’s convoy.
The suspect also admitted being a member of the Vikings confraternity and said the operation was a retaliatory mission following the killing of one of their members.
Commending the operatives, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Ikioye Orutugu, ordered intensified efforts to arrest the fleeing suspects and urged hospitals to report gunshot injury cases to the police.