Odimmegwa Johnpeter/Abuja
The Anambra State Police Command Operatives of the IGP’s Violent Crime Response Unit under the Rapid Response Squad Awkuzu led by Chief Superintendent of Police CSP Orebe Chidubem Mathew acting on information from a suspect already in custody: Nnamdi Nkemdilim Ogbonna, male, aged 37 years, allegedly one of the top commanders of the proscribed secessionists group, on 6th May 2026 recovered sophisticated arms, ammunition, and explosive devices in a criminal camp at Owerre-Ezukala in Orumba South LGA. This was contained in a statement signed by SP. Ikenga Tochukwu, Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Police Command.
The exhibits include, one General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) with about 2,000 rounds of live chain ammunition, Two fabricated rocket launchers with 25 propellers, Ten locally made Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), One locally made Beretta pistol, Two pump-action guns, Three hand grenades, Ten rounds of K2 live ammunition, one gas cylinder and one black Ecolac box.
Recall that the camp was destroyed earlier by a Joint Security Team. Before the confession by the suspect in custody, intelligence was received overtime on how some escaped gang members were attempting to regroup but met a great resistance and destruction in the camp from the operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit following a gun duel against the unrepentant members. Some of the armed suspects also fled the scene, sustaining varying degrees of bullet injuries in the process.
Further information reveals that the suspect admitted involvement in several violent attacks within Anambra State, including attacks on Police facilities, the killing of security personnel comprising Police, Military, and Civil Defence officers, attacks on government facilities, and the murder of security operatives on stop-and-search duties on various roads within the State.
The statement further stated: “To this end the Commissioner of Police CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc mnips PhD notes that with the creation of the Violent Crime Response Unit, the Command Operatives are now more disposed and motivated to sustaining the offensive operations against all criminal elements threatening the peace and security of the State.
“Further developments would be communicated accordingly,” it also added.
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