Anambra state Police command, Tuesday, said they have recovered AK-47 rifles loaded with several rounds of 7.62mm ammunition and shells of expended rounds after frustrating their owners from robbing unsuspecting populace.
The Police Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Tochukwu Ikenga, who stated this in a statement, said the operatives dislodged the owners of the recovered riffles where they had planned to rob along Ebenebe-Achalla Road in Awka North LGA of the state.
Ikenga said men of Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu of Anambra State Police Command, had Monday 16th October, 2023, got a tip off by a public spirited citizen who saw two gunmen being conveyed on a motorcycle along the road.
He said the operatives went in pursuit of the gang and encountered them where they had positioned themselves to rob motorists.
“On sighting the approaching operatives, they tried to engage them in a shootout but the battle-ready operatives quickly overwhelmed them, forcing them to abandon their weapons and fled into the bushy environment. Operatives combed the bush and recovered two AK-47 rifles loaded with several rounds of 7.62mm ammunition and shells of expended rounds.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, who commended the team for its gallantry has asked them to step up proactive operations in that part of the state until all criminal elements tormenting citizens in that part of the state are completely flushed out,” he added.
