At Least Three Killed As Joint Security Operatives Repel Gunmen Attacks At Ekwuluobia – Oko Axis

Anambra State Police Command has said that adequate security measures have been put in place at the instance of the Commissioner, Dr. Ikioye Orutugu, following multiple coordinated gunmen attacks that rocked Ekwuluobia in Aguata Local Government Area, and Oko in Orumba North Local Government Area in the early hours of yesterday, leading to the death of at least three persons.

While urging residents to remain calm; as efforts to ensure their safety continues unabated, the police, in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, explained that the gunmen were swiftly repelled by a combined team of security operatives.

The statement added that one of the gunmen was demobilized during fierce gun battle, while the operatives also recovered an AK-47 and an automatic pump action gun, as well as four vehicles believed to have been used by the attackers.