Armed hoodlums on Thursday attacked a team of security men consisting of police and Anambra State Vigilante Group (AVG) operatives, injuring two. The incident happened along Umuchu-Amesi-Uga road, the state Police Command's spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga stated in a press release.
Armed hoodlums on Thursday attacked a team of security men consisting of police and Anambra State Vigilante Group operatives, injuring two. The incident happened along Umuchu-Amesi-Uga road, the state Police Command's spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga stated in a press release. According to the statement, the security operatives recovered vehicles and other items belonging to the hoodlums.
The statement read, 'In the late hours of Thursday 5th December 2024, the Anambra State Joint Security Team intercepted armed men sighted on Umuchu- Amesi-Uga Road and recovered one branded blue Hilux vehicle with Plate Number: GDD 440 TJ, a car suspected to have been snatched from an unsuspecting member of the public. 'During search conducted in the vehicle, coolers for food preservation were found.
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