… As Army spokesman says Troops recover guns, ammunition from insurgents enclave in Imo***
The Police Command in Adamawa said its operatives killed three, arrested two suspected kidnappers and rescued a victim in a joint operation with hunters in Fufore Local Government Area of the state.
DSP Suleiman Nguroji, the Command’s Spokesperson, confirmed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Yola.
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He said that the incident happened on May 17, at Samlo Hill, connecting part of Chigari and Gurin towns in the area.
“The operation, which was carried out by the Command operatives attached to Gurin Division and the Hunters at Samlo Hill, situated at a remote side of Chigari and Gurin District in Fufore local government, yielded another positive result.
“The outcome of these successes followed up on strategy designed by the command to check cases of kidnapping, armed robbery, cattle rustling, unlawful possession of firearms, amongst other crimes.
“The suspected kidnappers upon sighting our men engaged them in a gun duel, as a result, three of them were neutralised and two were arrested,” he stated.
According to him, the operation successfully rescued a kidnapped victim, Buba Hamidu, a resident of Samlo village in Fufore local government.
Other suspects escaped with gunshot wounds, the spokesman said.
He said the Commissioner of Police in Adamawa, Mr Sikiru Akande, commended the DPO Gurin division in charge of Chigari and the hunters for their efforts.
Akande, he stated, charged other DPOs to be proactive in checking crime and criminality in their respective jurisdictions.
The police commissioner assured the government and residents of the state of sustained effort to cleanse all criminal hideous and black sports in the state.
“The police boss directs OC Crack Dquad to take over the investigation and ensure prosecution,” he said.
In another development, troops of 34 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army, Obinze, near Owerri, say they have recovered arms and ammunition from insurgents’ enclave in Imo.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, and made available to newsmen in Owerri on Thursday.
Nwachukwu stated that the troops made the recovery after a gun battle with bandits on Amaifeke-Akkatta Road in the Orlu Local Government Area of the state.
He alleged that the bandits belonged to the Eastern Security Network, the militia arm of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra.
He said that the troops uncovered a cache of arms and ammunition suspected to belong to the network.
He explained that the feat was recorded during the troops’ ongoing operations to clear separatists’ hideouts around the Amaifeke-Akkatta Road.
According to him, the dissidents, having been overpowered by the troops, abandoned their black Toyota Camry car and weapons and fled the scene.
“After a thorough search, the troops recovered ten pump-action shotguns, seven locally fabricated guns and one locally-made revolver pistol.
“Others included eighty live cartridges, one radio, some substance, suspected to be gun powder, a sachet of Improvised Explosive Device and the Toyota Camry,” he stated.
The army spokesman thanked members of the public for their continued support to the military and security agencies.
He noted that their support had helped in protecting the citizenry against the atrocious activities of the outlawed group.
He further appealed to Nigerians to continue to provide timely and credible information to aid the operations to restore peace and security in the South-East and other troubled parts of the country.
