Security in Anambra: Police Disperse Enforcers of Illegal Sit-At-Home

Avert an attack on a bank as police and other security forces improve security dominance and surveillance in the state to enhance safety.

The Chief of Police in Anambra, along with the police and military dispersed illegal sit-at-home enforcers from the proscribed Indigenous group of Brafia IPOB and Eastern Security Network ESN, launched an attack on a bank in Nkwo market, Ihiala, by 12:30 pm on 9/5/2023.

The Outlawed group members, armed with guns and other dangerous weapons, came out in their numbers on a motorbike and started shooting sporadically in an attempt to rob a bank and disrupt commercial activities.

The joint operatives responded swiftly, which made the armed men abandon their evil plan and take to their heels.

Unfortunately, a stray bullet hit the chief security officer (CSO) of the bank on the leg, and he has been taken to the hospital. In the event of any request for security service, members of the public are advised to call the Command Control Room Number (07039194332) or the Public Relations Officer PRO (0803934002).

The “Npf Rescue Me” app is also available for free download on both Android and Apple iOS, for Android and iPhone users, respectively.

Read the complete police report below, which was written and made available to Daily News Reporters by the PPRO, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu of the Anambra State Police Command.

Following the improved operational and strategic positioning of both human and viable assets of the command by the Commissioner of Police, CP Echeng Echeng, the joint security forces comprising the police and military dispersed illegal sit-at-home enforcers from the proscribed Indigenous group of Brafia IPOB and Eastern Security Network ESN in Nkwo market, Ihiala, by 12:30 pm on 9/5/2023.

The Outlawed group members, armed with guns and other dangerous weapons, came out in their numbers on a motorbike and started shooting sporadically in an attempt to rob a bank and disrupt commercial activities and vehicular movement going on in Ihaila. The joint operatives responded swiftly, which made the armed men abandon their evil plan and take to their heels. Unfortunately, due to the indiscriminate shootings by the armed group, a stray bullet hit the chief security officer (CSO) of the bank on the leg, and he has been taken to the hospital, where he is currently receiving treatment. No life was lost.

Meanwhile, calm has returned in the area as police and other security forces have intensified patrols and improved security dominance and surveillance in the state. In the event of any request for security service, members of the public are advised to call the following phone numbers: the Command Control Room Number at (07039194332) or the Public Relations Officer PRO at (0803934002). The “Npf Rescue Me” app’ is also available for free download on both Android and Apple iOS, for Android and iPhone users, respectively.