The Anambra State Police Command stated it has to date killed three members of a gang that attacked and killed two cops at Uga Roundabout in Aguata Native Authorities Space of Anambra State final Thursday.

The state Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, disclosed this on Monday.

Adeoye stated the gang members have been killed throughout a raid on their camp in Ogboji, Orumba South Native Authorities Space, on Sunday night time after a manhunt was launched on them based mostly on intelligence gathering.

The CP added that the hoodlums, after the Thursday assault, had additionally launched one other assault within the space on Saturday, the place safety officers dislodged them and rescued a 51-year-old kidnapped sufferer within the course of.

He stated a Lexus Jeep and different gadgets, together with 4 Improvised Explosive Gadgets, two pump actions, and 16 stay cartridges have been recovered from the hoodlums.

He stated, “The third physique of the gang members has simply been recovered by the police, bringing the overall variety of three insurgents which have to date been killed.

“The motion was carried out on Sunday night time based mostly on intelligence gathering. We recognized the place the gang was coming from and their route and modus operandi and we launched a manhunt on them and we have been trailing them till we received them at their camp at Ogboji in Orumba South Native Authorities Space, on Sunday.

“After the assault on Thursday, they launched one other one on Saturday. They’d thought that having killed two policemen within the space, they’d have a area day and no one would dare confront them, that was the place we trailed them until we received them. It was within the course of that we rescued the 51-year-old kidnap sufferer.

“The cops that paid the supreme worth have been from Enugu State they usually have been on a particular mission. The manhunt for the assailants and each felony ingredient within the state would proceed.

“We urge the residents and holidaymakers to go on with their lawful actions with out concern. We’ll quickly make public additional growth on the matter.”

He additional restated the willpower of the command to make sure the safety within the state.