Odita Sunday 
Anambra Police Kill Four Suspected Armed Gang Members, Recover Weapons, IEDs
By Odita Sunday
A police-led Joint Security Patrol Team in Anambra State has neutralised four suspected members of an armed gang during a gun battle along the Ogboji–Ajalli Road in Orumba South Local Government Area of the state.
According to SP Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, the operation took place on the evening of June 23, 2026, following credible intelligence on the movement of heavily armed suspected members of a secessionist armed group.
Ikenga said the operatives engaged the suspects during a visibility and confidence-building patrol, leading to an armed confrontation in which four gang members were killed.
The security team recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition and other items from the suspects. The recovered exhibits include a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) loaded with 53 rounds of linked live ammunition, two AK-47 rifles, magazines, assorted ammunition, four undetonated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), police camouflage uniforms and accessories.
Other items recovered were a white Toyota Sienna bus with registration number KJA 919 KH, ten Android phones, two feature phones, a laptop computer, a Point-of-Sale (POS) machine, power banks, assorted charms, ATM cards, a National Identification Card and a driver’s licence belonging to identified individuals.
According to the police spokesperson, preliminary investigations revealed that some members of the gang escaped into nearby bushes with varying degrees of gunshot injuries.
He said the Joint Security Team had intensified combing and search operations across the area to apprehend the fleeing suspects and recover additional weapons and operational equipment.
”The operation was carried out during a visibility and confidence-building patrol following credible intelligence gathered over time concerning the movement of heavily armed suspected members of a secessionist armed group operating in the aforementioned Toyota Sienna vehicle,” Ikenga stated.
He reaffirmed the commitment of the Anambra State Police Command and other security agencies to sustaining intelligence-driven operations aimed at combating criminal activities and ensuring the safety of residents across the state.
The police urged members of the public to continue supporting security agencies with timely and credible information that could aid ongoing efforts to tackle crime and insecurity.
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