BREAKING: Security Operatives Kill 3 Gunmen in Southeast State
- Three of the gunmen terrorising residents of the southeastern state of Anambra were reportedly gunned down on Wednesday, November 2
- Security operatives killed the yet-to-be-identified gunmen at Umunze, Orumba South local government area
- A senior police officer was cited as saying that a combined team of the Police and Military carried out the operation around 4.30pm
Umunze, Anambra state - Security operatives in Anambra state on Wednesday, November 2, killed three gunmen during a duel.
The incident, according to The Nation, took place at Umunze, Orumba South local government area.
Source: Twitter
Legit.ng gathers that the gunmen had different charms on their bodies, including legs, necks, waists and hands.
The gunmen were said to be part of the group killing innocent citizens around the Orumba area.
PAY ATTENTION: Follow us on Instagram - get the most important news directly in your favourite app!
One of the senior police officers in the Anambra state command reportedly confirmed the incident, The Nation stated.
The unnamed senior police officer was cited as saying that a combined team of the Police and Military carried out the operation around 4:30 pm.
Gunmen reportedly kill five soldiers, one civilian in Anambra state
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that unknown gunmen attacked and allegedly killed five soldiers and an unidentified civilian in the Orumba South local government area of Anambra state on Wednesday afternoon, September 28.
An eyewitness disclosed that the incident happened opposite Zenith Bank in Umunze. The source added that the incident happened between 1pm and 2pm.
It was gathered that the soldiers were in a Sienna vehicle when the hoodlums attacked them. Reacting, the Anambra Police Command spokesman, Ikenga Tochukwu, said that he could not confirm if soldiers were killed but could only state that there was a shooting in Orumba.
Governor Charles Soludo speaks on those behind violence, killings in southeast region
In another report, the governor of Anambra state, Charles Soludo, said that most of the unknown gunmen causing mayhem in the southeast region of Nigeria are Igbo.
The governor, while declaring a curfew in seven local government areas of the state on Thursday, May 26, said the unknown gunmen's real objective is lucrative criminality and foisting their idolatrous religion on the region.
He added that Anambra state has since remained a target because it is the most lucrative location for kidnapping for ransom in the southeast.
Source: Legit.ng
